Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area

Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area CHKO Cerová vrchovina
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location	Southern Slovakia, Cerová vrchovina Mts.
Coordinates	48°14′N 19°59′E / 48.233°N 19.983°E / 48.233; 19.983Coordinates: 48°14′N 19°59′E / 48.233°N 19.983°E / 48.233; 19.983
Area	167.71 km² (64.75 mi²)
Established	10 October 1989
Governing body	Správa CHKO Cerová vrchovina (CHKO Cerová vrchovina administration) in Rimavská Sobota

Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area (Slovak: Chránená krajinná oblasť Cerová vrchovina) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is situated in the Cerová vrchovina Mountains, part of the Western Carpathians, in southern Slovakia. It is situated in the Rimavská Sobota, Poltár and Lučenec districts and ends at the Slovak-Hungary borders in the east. The area protects 167.71 km² of the mountains, and it excludes all urban areas, except for the villages of Hajnáčka and Šiatorská Bukovinka.

History

The Protected Landscape Area was established on 10 October 1989. The law was amended on 3 September 2001. There were national nature reserves in the area before the Protected Landscape Area was created, for example Šomoška (declared in 1954)^[1] and Ragáč (1964).^[2]

Geography

The highest hills are Karanč at 757 m (2,483.6 ft) and Šiatoroš at 660 m (2,165.4 ft).^[3]

References

1. ^ Šomoška at enviroportal.sk
2. ^ Ragáč at enviroportal.sk
3. ^ "Ten years of Cerová vrchovina PLA (Desať rokov CHKO Cerová vrchovina)" (in Slovak). Slovak Environmental Agency. 1999. http://www.sazp.sk/slovak/periodika/chus/41/chus21.html. Retrieved 19 November 2007. 

External links

• Cerová vrchovina PLA at Slovakia.travel