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Primeval Beech Forests
of the Carpathians
The primeval beech forests of Stužica, Rožok
and Havešová (Bukovské vrchy Mts.) and
Kyjov (Vihorlatské vrchy Mts.) were put on the
UNESCO List of World Natural Heritage in
2007.
The easternmost Slovak National Park is
that of Poloniny. It contains original extensive
beech and fir-beech forests and the primeval
forests of Stužica, Rožok and Havešová.