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 / 48.917°N 22.167°E / 48.917; 22.167Coordinates: 48°55′N 22°10′E / 48.917°N 22.167°E / 48.917; 22.167
Area	174.85 km² (67.5 mi²)
Established	28 December 1973
Governing body	Správa CHKO Vihorlat (Vihorlat PLA administration) in Michalovce

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

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.^[1] A curiosity in the park is the Morské oko (literally Sea Eye) lake.

↑ "Správa CHKO Vihorlat (in Slovak)". Štátna ochrana prírody SR. n.d. Retrieved May 24, 2007.

National parks and protected landscape areas of Slovakia

National parks	Low Tatras Malá Fatra Muránska planina Pieniny Poloniny Slovak Karst Slovak Paradise Tatra National Park Veľká Fatra

Protected landscape areas	Cerová vrchovina Dunajské luhy East Carpathians Horná Orava Kysuce Latorica Little Carpathians Poľana Ponitrie Strážov Mountains Štiavnica Mountains Vihorlat White Carpathians Záhorie

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