Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area

Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area (Slovak: Chránená krajinná oblasť Vihorlat) is one of 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is in the middle part of the Vihorlatské vrchy mountains, in eastern Slovakia. It is in the Humenné, Sobrance and Snina districts.

Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area
CHKO Vihorlat
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
LocationEastern Slovakia
Coordinates48°55′N 22°10′E
Area174.85 km² (67.5 mi²)
Established28 December 1973
Governing bodySpráva CHKO Vihorlat (Vihorlat PLA administration) in Michalovce
Winter in Vihorlat (1,076 m)

History

The park was created on 28 December 1973 and the law creating it was amended on 19 April 1999.

Geography, geology and biology

The area of the Vihorlat Mountains is of volcanic origin. Beech, oak, ash, maple, and fir trees are most common in Vihorlat. The area contains about 2,000 species of invertebrates and 100 species of birds. Notable species include Eurasian lynx, wildcat, gray wolf, otter, black stork, Ural owl, lesser spotted eagle, and Eurasian eagle-owl.[1] A curiosity in the park is the Morské oko (literally 'Sea Eye') Lake.

  • Vihorlat (1,076 m), the highest mountain of Vihorlat Mountains
  • Pylon on top of Vihorlat with rime
  • Winter in Vihorlat (left peak Kyjov)
  • Vihorlat in winter, in the background High Tatras
  • Sninský kameň (1,006 m)
  • View of Morské oko from Sninský kameň
  • Sninský kameň in winter at sunset
  • Sninský kameň in autumn
  • Morské oko and peak Sninský kameň
  • Morské oko in May

See also

References
  1. "Správa CHKO Vihorlat (in Slovak)". Štátna ochrana prírody SR. n.d. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
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