Tatras National Park

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The oldest national park in Slovakia was declared on the 1st January 1949. Tatras are situated in the northern part of Slovakia on the border with Poland while approximately three quarters of the area of Tatras lies in Slovakia. They are the highest mountain range of the whole Carpathians, as 25 peaks are higher than 2 500 m.a.s.l. The main ridge of Tatras is 80 km long. The highest peak of Tatras is Gerlachovský štít (2 654, 4 m.a.s.l.). The opposite to the ridges of Tatras is constituted by Tatras’ valleys – there are more than 30 of them in Tatras. Especially appealing are also the lakes (of glacier origin) – the tarns. Among 200 (tarns), the biggest one is Morské oko in Poland and Veľké Hincovo pleso in Slovakia, although the most well-known are Štrbské and Popradské pleso. Altogether with the Polish national park, Tatras have been inscribed in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves since 1993.

(Publication of the Seven Wonders of the Prešov Region)

Published: Prešov region, Text: Ing. D. Guziová, authors of images: (1) Hotel Patria, (2) Spa Tatranské Matliare, (3-5) Ing. D. Guzi.