Latorica Protected Landscape Area
- Latorica Protected Landscape Area
Infobox_protected_area
name = Latorica Protected Landscape Area
"CHKO Latorica"
iucn_category = V
caption =
location = South-eastern Slovakia, Eastern Slovak Lowland
lat_degrees = 48
lat_minutes = 30
lat_seconds =
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 21
long_minutes = 55
long_seconds =
long_direction = E
area = 231.98 km² (89.6 mi²)
established = 25 June 1990
governing_body = "Správa CHKO Latorica" (CHKO Latorica Administration) in Trebišov
Latorica Protected Landscape Area ( _sk. Chránená krajinná oblasť Latorica) is the second lowland protected landscape area in Slovakia. It is located in the south-eastern Slovakia, in the Trebišov and Michalovce districts.
Geography, geology and ecology
The park is located around the Slovak part of Latorica river and around lower part of Ondava and Laborec rivers. The landscape area consists of the system of riverbeds and arms, surrounded by alluvial forest and wetlands. The most noticeable phenomenon of the PLA is the rare water and swamp biocenose, unique in Slovakia.
Due to the location and character of this PLA, the area is used by waterfowl, not only for nesting, but also, in the case of migratory birds, for short rests.
A part of river's watershed ("Ramsar site No. 606", 44.05 km²) was added to the Ramsar list of wetlands of international importance since 1993.
External links and references
* [http://www.slovakia.travel/entitaview.aspx?l=2&ami=108035&smi=108035&llt=1&idp=2331 Protected landscape area Latorica] at [http://www.slovakia.travel/intropage.aspx?l=2&ami=0&smi=0&p=99 Slovakia.travel]
* [http://www.sopsr.sk/index.php?page=posobnost&id=26 Latorica Protected Landscape Area at The Slovak Nature Conservancy]
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