Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area

Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area CHKO Vihorlat
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Location	Eastern Slovakia
Coordinates	48°55′N 22°10′E
Area	174.85 km² (67.5 mi²)
Established	28 December 1973
Governing body	Správa CHKO Vihorlat (Vihorlat PLA administration) in Michalovce

Winter in Vihorlat (1,076 m)

Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area (Slovak: Chránená krajinná oblasť Vihorlat) is one of 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is in the middle part of the Vihorlatské vrchy mountains, in eastern Slovakia. It is in the Humenné, Sobrance and Snina districts.

History

The park was created on 28 December 1973 and the law creating it was amended on 19 April 1999.

Geography, geology and biology

The area of the Vihorlat Mountains is of volcanic origin. Beech, oak, ash, maple, and fir trees are most common in Vihorlat. The area contains about 2,000 species of invertebrates and 100 species of birds. Notable species include Eurasian lynx, wildcat, gray wolf, otter, black stork, Ural owl, lesser spotted eagle, and Eurasian eagle-owl. A curiosity in the park is the Morské oko (literally 'Sea Eye') Lake.

Gallery

• 
  Vihorlat (1,076 m), the highest mountain of Vihorlat Mountains
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  Pylon on top of Vihorlat with rime
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  Winter in Vihorlat (left peak Kyjov)
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  Vihorlat in winter, in the background High Tatras
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  Sninský kameň (1,006 m)
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  View of Morské oko from Sninský kameň
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  Sninský kameň in winter at sunset
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  Sninský kameň in autumn
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  Morské oko and peak Sninský kameň
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  Morské oko in May

See also

• Vihorlat Mountains
• Morské oko

External links

• Chránená krajinná oblasť Vihorlat (in Slovak)
• Photo gallery Vihorlat, Photo gallery Sninský kameň, Photo gallery Inversion – Vihorlat, Sninský kameň (photos of Vihorlat and Sninský kameň)
• Vihorlat PLA at Slovakia.travel
• Vihorlat PLA at The Slovak State Nature Conservancy