Kysuce Protected Landscape Area

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Kysuce Protected Landscape Area
CHKO Kysuce
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

Velka raca.jpg

Veľká Rača mountain
Location North-western Slovakia
Coordinates 49°25′N18°57′E / 49.417°N 18.950°E / 49.417; 18.950 Coordinates: 49°25′N18°57′E / 49.417°N 18.950°E / 49.417; 18.950
Area 654.62 km² (252.7 mi²)
Established 23 May 1984
Governing bodySpráva CHKO Kysuce (Kysuce PLA administration) in Čadca

Kysuce Protected Landscape Area (Slovak : Chránená krajinná oblasť Kysuce) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. It is made of two separate parts, the Javorníky mountains in the west, and Kysucké Beskydy mountains in the east, in north-western Slovakia. It is situated in the Čadca and Kysucké Nové Mesto districts, within the Kysuce region. It borders three other protected areas: the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area in the Czech Republic, Żywiec Landscape Park in Poland and Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area in Slovakia.

Slovak language language spoken in Slovakia

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Kysucké Beskydy mountain range in Slovakia

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History

The park was created on 23 May 1984. Protected areas declared before include Čierna Lutiša (1972), [1] Veľká Rača (1976), [2] Veľký Javorník (1967), [3] and Vychylovské skálie (1983). [4]

Geography, geology and biology

More than half of the PLA's territory is covered by forests. Geologically, it is made of low-resistant sandstone layers. Due to the Vlach colonization, the area has a mosaic character, with alternating hamlets with original folk architecture, meadows, fields and forests. Curiosities of the region include crude oil spring near Korňa and mysterious sandstone balls. The area is near the westernmost border of area of great predators of Slovakia, such as the wolf, bear and lynx. A Carpathian endemic species living in the area is the Carpathian newt.

Sandstone A clastic sedimentary rock composed mostly of sand-sized particles

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized mineral particles or rock fragments.

Vlachs ethnic group

Vlachs, also Wallachians, is a historical term from the Middle Ages that designates an exonym—a name that foreigners use—mostly for the Romanians who lived north and south of the Danube.

Korňa municipality of Slovakia

Korňa is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.

Attractions

Attractions in the park include the Vychylovka (part of Nová Bystrica) switchback forest railway and Kysuce open-air museum.

Nová Bystrica Village in Slovakia

Nová Bystrica is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, in the Kysuce region.

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References

  1. ↑ Čierna Lutiša at enviroportal.sk
  2. ↑ Veľká Rača at enviroportal.sk
  3. ↑ Veľký Javorník at enviroportal.sk
  4. ↑ Vychylovské skálie at enviroportal.sk
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