Poloniny National Park
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 A typical polonina meadow
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| Official name: Národný park Poloniny | ||
| Named for: typical poloniny meadows | ||
| Country | Slovakia | |
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| Region | Prešov | |
| District | Snina | |
| Highest point | near mount Kremenec | |
| - elevation | 1,208 m (3,963 ft) | |
| - coordinates | 49°05′17″N 22°34′01″E / 49.08806°N 22.56694°E | |
| Area | 29,805 ha (73,650 acres) | |
| - buffer zone | 10,973 ha (27,115 acres) | |
| Biomes | forests (80%), meadows | |
| Founded | 1 October 1997 | |
| Management | Správa NP Poloniny | |
| - location | Stakčín | |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | ||
| Name | Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians | |
| Year | 2007 (#31) | |
| Number | 1133 | |
| Criteria | ix | |
 Location in Slovakia
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.svg) Location in the Prešov Region (core zone in darker green, buffer zone in lighter green)
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| Website: www.sopsr.sk/nppoloniny/ | ||
Poloniny National Park (Slovak: Národný park Poloniny) is a national park in northeastern Slovakia at the Polish and Ukrainian borders, in the Bukovské vrchy mountain range, which belongs to the Eastern Carpathians. It was created on 1 October 1997 with a protected area of 298.05 km2 (115.08 sq mi) and a buffer zone of 109.73 km2 (42.37 sq mi). Selected areas of the park are included into Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The park is located in the Snina District in the Prešov Region. It is adjacent to the Bieszczady National Park in Poland, together they are part of the East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. The highest point lies at 1,208 m (3,963 ft) AMSL on a point where the borders of Slovakia, Poland and Ukraine meet, near the summit of the mount Kremenec. National Park is the easternmost and the least populated area of the country. Hiking trails starts from several villages, most notably Nová Sedlica but also from Runina, Topoľa and Uličské Krivé.
Forests cover about 80% of the area; beech and beech-fir forests are dominant. The National Park has the highest concentration of old growth forests in Slovakia, which are protected by national nature reserves. Meadows, called poloniny in Eastern Slovak dialects, situated on the main ridge of the Bukovské vrchy mountain range are common.
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