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Slovak UNESCO

Natural Phenomena

Slovakia’s unique natural phenom- The primeval beech forests of the Carpathi-
ena are represented in the UNESCO ans in Ukraine and in Slovakia were added to
list by caves and abysses of the Slovak the UNESCO List in June 2007. Thanks to this
Karst and by Dobšinská ľadová fact, the primeval forests of Stužica, Rožok and
jaskyňa Cave. In 2007, the Carpathian Havešová in the Bukovské vrchy Mts. and Kyjov
primeval beech forests primeval forest in the Vihorlatské vrchy Mts. in
of the Bukovské the Protected Landscape Area of Vihorlat are of
vrchy and Vihor- world importance. The first three are situated in
latské vrchy Mts. the area of the Poloniny National Park.
in the east of The Slovak Republic prepared further nomina-
Slovakia were tions for this List and among them is the Tatra
added to this National Park, the National Park of Slovenský raj
list. and the National Park of Malá Fatra.
Slovak Karst, situated in the south of Slovakia
on the frontier with Hungary is the largest karstic
area in Central Europe. It consists of 1,100 caves
and abysses.
In 1995, the bilateral Slovak-Hungarian Primeval Beech Forests
project with the title Caves of the Slovak of the Carpathians
and Aggtelek Karst was successful in
its endeavour to be included among the Caves of Aggtelek Karst
most precious world natural phenome- and Slovak Karst
na. In 2000, this inscription also included
the ice cave of Dobšinská ľadová jaskyňa,
one of the largest of its kind in Europe.