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Malá Fatra National Park

Coordinates: 49°12′50″N 19°04′51″E / 49.213969°N 19.080785°E / 49.213969; 19.080785
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Malá Fatra National Park
Národný park Malá Fatra
Veľký Rozsutec (1,610 m)
Map
LocationWest Slovakia
Coordinates49°12′50″N 19°04′51″E / 49.213969°N 19.080785°E / 49.213969; 19.080785
Area226.3 km2 (87.37 mi2)
Established1 April 1988
Governing bodySpráva Národného parku Malá Fatra (Malá Fatra National Park administration)

The Malá Fatra National Park (Slovak: Národný park Malá Fatra) is a national park in the northern part of the Malá Fatra mountains called Krivánska Malá Fatra.

It has an area of 226.3 km2 (87.37 mi2) and a 232.62 km2 (89.81 mi2) buffer zone. The park was declared in 1988. Between 1967 and 1988 it was a protected landscape area. Its highest peak is Veľký Kriváň, with an altitude of 1,708m amsl.[1]

For a geological and geographical description see Malá Fatra.

Flora

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The mountain is covered mainly with mixed beech forests, at higher elevations with fir and spruce. Pine woods and meadows occur at higher altitudes. About 83% of the area is covered in forest.

In the variety and beauty of flora species, the following examples stand out as the most remarkable:

The summit of Malý Kriváň (1,671 m) in the foreground
Šútovo Waterfall

Fauna

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The fauna includes:

Remarkable places

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References

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  1. ^ Kalaš Michal, Kicko Ján. "Výskum a ochrana Malej Fatry" (PDF). Štátna ochrana prírody SR. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-06-10.

See also

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