Bukovské Mountains, Prešov region, Slovakia
The Bukovské Mountains (Bukovské vrchy) are a mountain range in north east Slovakia and form part of the ranges belonging to the Eastern Carpathians. They are located in the Prešov region near the borders with Poland (Bieszczady Mountains) and Ukraine and adjacent to the Laborec Highlands in Slovakia. The highest mountain is Kremenec at 4005 feet.
The Bukovské Mountains are characterised by 80% forest cover and contain the highest concentration of old growth forests in Slovakia. Beech forests dominate but there are also oak and hornbeam forests and maple and fir woods in combination with the beech forests. Meadows, known as poloniny in eastern Slovakian dialects, situated on the main ridges are common. Agricultural land is represented primarily by permanent grassy vegetation and in lesser extent by arable land.
The Bukovské Mountains were designated a Special Protection Area in January 2008 and they are additionally protected by the Poloniny National Park.
The Poloniny National Park (Národný park Poloniny) was created in October 1997 with a protected area of 115 square miles and a buffer zone of 42 square miles. The highest point of the national park lies at 3,963 feet at a point where the borders of Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine meet near the summit of Kremenec. The national park is the easternmost and the least populated area of Slovakia but there are many winter (cross-country skiing) and summer hiking trails. Besides the several mountain trails, there is also one connecting outstanding wooden churches from the 18th century at Topoľa, Uličské Krivé and Ruský Potok.
The primeval beech forests of Havešová, Stužica and Rožok were designated within a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2007. Together with the Vihorlat Mountains further to the south in Slovakia and an additional 6 sites in Ukraine they form the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians.
Date: 1st June 2017
Location: Bukovské Mountains, Prešov region, Slovakia
The Bukovské Mountains are characterised by 80% forest cover and contain the highest concentration of old growth forests in Slovakia. Beech forests dominate but there are also oak and hornbeam forests and maple and fir woods in combination with the beech forests. Meadows, known as poloniny in eastern Slovakian dialects, situated on the main ridges are common. Agricultural land is represented primarily by permanent grassy vegetation and in lesser extent by arable land.
The Bukovské Mountains were designated a Special Protection Area in January 2008 and they are additionally protected by the Poloniny National Park.
The Poloniny National Park (Národný park Poloniny) was created in October 1997 with a protected area of 115 square miles and a buffer zone of 42 square miles. The highest point of the national park lies at 3,963 feet at a point where the borders of Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine meet near the summit of Kremenec. The national park is the easternmost and the least populated area of Slovakia but there are many winter (cross-country skiing) and summer hiking trails. Besides the several mountain trails, there is also one connecting outstanding wooden churches from the 18th century at Topoľa, Uličské Krivé and Ruský Potok.
The primeval beech forests of Havešová, Stužica and Rožok were designated within a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2007. Together with the Vihorlat Mountains further to the south in Slovakia and an additional 6 sites in Ukraine they form the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians.
Date: 1st June 2017
Location: Bukovské Mountains, Prešov region, Slovakia
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