National parks

Poloniny National Park

Národný park Poloniny

national park

  • TypeNational parks
  • WhereSlovakia

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About Poloniny National Park

Poloniny National Park (Slovak: Národný park Poloniny) is a national park in northeastern Slovakia at the Polish and Ukrainian borders, in the Bukovské vrchy mountain range, which belongs to the Eastern Carpathians. It was created on 1 October 1997 with a protected area of 298.05 km2 (115.08 sq mi) and a buffer zone of 109.73 km2 (42.37 sq mi). Selected areas of the park are included in the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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