Muránska planina National Park
The National Park Muránska planina (Slovak Národný park Muránska planina ) is a Slovak national park almost exactly in the heart of the country. The covered area of the national park of the same name, both Muránska Planina Mountains ( German as " Murano plateau " ) as well as parts of the neighboring mountains Veporské Hills and Stolické Hills, all part of the Slovak Ore Mountains. With the establishment in 1997, the park is one of the younger Slovak National Parks. The predecessor was the 1976 proclaimed conservation area.
The seat of government is located in Revúca.
Geography
The whole National Park lies in the political district Banskobystrický kraj ( Okresy Brezno, Revúca and Rimavská Sobota ). The size of the core area is 203.18 km ², that of the protection zone 216.98 km ², a total of 420.16 km ². The heart of the park consists of limestone and dolomite plateau with various karst formations. The length of the karst landscape that stretches from the village of Cervena Skala ( part of the municipality Šumiac ) to the city Tisovec, is about 25 km. In the park there are more than 150 caves, chasms and 15 more than 50 sources and sinks. None of the caves, however, is open to the public. The longest known cave system is called Bobačka and is about 3 km long.
The streams of the mountains are drained by the rivers Hron, Rimava and Muráň (last two tributaries of the Slaná ).
The highest mountain in the park is the Fabova hola (1439 m nm), in the protection zone in the far east is still the higher ground Stolica ( 1476 m nm). NB: The highest point of the mountain Muránska planina is the Kľak with 1,409 m nm
Flora and Fauna
About 86 % of the national park are forested. N.M. a layer of 500 to 700 m occur oak and hornbeam. Next to 1,000 m N.M. dominated by beech and spruce trees above this height. Chance you can also mountain pines. Since no mountain rises above the tree line, pastures are a result of human activity, especially the shepherds. The flora has a biodiversity and biodiversity. There are 1,150 known species of plants, of which 97 are protected by law and 35 count as Endemite and Subendemite. The climatic and landscape properties cause a diversity in the plant world: the sunny southern slopes grow heat and dry -loving plants. On the northern slopes on the other hand grow subalpine and alpine plants. An endemic species and a symbol of the National Park is the Slovak daphne ( Daphne arbuscula ), which grows only in the mountains, or the Slovak Carpathian endemic Wallflower ( Erysimum witt manni ).
The wildlife is based on the levels of vegetation. Some of the species are the same as in the whole Slovakia, but some are specific to this National Park. The species diversity of invertebrates is represented by 450 beetles, 350 butterfly, nearly 300 Spider, 200 Fly, 75 mollusc and 40 double and Hundertfüßerarten. Vertebrates are represented by 127 species of birds, 69 mammal species, 10 amphibian and reptile species 9. Some birds of prey, which can be seen: Saker Falcon, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Golden Eagle and Honey Buzzard. 22 bat species have been detected to date. A specialty of the national park is the breeding semi- wild horses: it is the Noric type of Murano and to Hutsul.
Tourism
Through the Wolin National Park about 300 km of marked hiking trails. Besides nature, you can also visit the ruins of the castle Muráň. On the north side there are a few ski resorts, such as in Polomka or Pohorelá. Typical starting points are Tisovec, Muráň and Cervena Skala, furthermore also Závadka nad Hronom and Zbojská Pass.
Special Conservation
- Národné Prírodné rezervácie (NPR, National Nature Reserves )
- Národné Prírodné pamiatky (NPP, National Nature Monuments)
- Prírodné pamiatky (PP, natural monuments )
- Prírodné rezervácie (PR, nature reserves )