The NP was established on 1st October 1997 with a protected area of 29,805 ha.
The highest peak kremenec lies at 1,210 meters above the sea level on a point where the borders of Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine meet. The teritory of NP has the highest concentration of the natural forests (primeval forests) in Slovakia. The largest and the most known is the primeval forest in the National nature Reservation Stužica.
(from Publication of Presov region - National Parks and protected landscape areas)
Publisher: Prešov region, Photos by: (1, 3 - Vlasáková, 2 - Š. Pčola)