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Vihorlat
Vihorlat Mountains ( sk, Vihorlatské vrchy; ua, Вигорлат, ''Vyhorliat'') or colloquially Vihorlat is a volcanic mountain range in eastern Slovakia and western Ukraine. A part of the range is listed as a World Heritage Site. Etymology The name is of Slavic origin. Jozef Martinka suggested the origin in Ruthenian ''vyharj / vyhar'' ( Slovak: ''výhor'') - a burned forest with a groupping suffix ''-ať''. ''Vygarljať'', ''Vyhorljať'' - a mountain with many burned places. The Hungarian name ''Vihorlát'' derives from Slovak as an intermediate language. Vihorlat Mountains in Slovakia The Slovak part is 55 km long, up to 11 km broad and from 400 to 1,076 m high. It belongs to the Vihorlat-Gutin Area group of the Inner Eastern Carpathian Mountains. The middle part of the mountains is protected by the Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area. Vihorlat is bordered by the Eastern Slovak Lowland (''Východoslovenská nížina'') in the south and the west. The Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vihorlatské Vrchy
Vihorlat Mountains ( sk, Vihorlatské vrchy; ua, Вигорлат, ''Vyhorliat'') or colloquially Vihorlat is a volcanic mountain range in eastern Slovakia and western Ukraine. A part of the range is listed as a World Heritage Site. Etymology The name is of Slavic origin. Jozef Martinka suggested the origin in Ruthenian ''vyharj / vyhar'' ( Slovak: ''výhor'') - a burned forest with a groupping suffix ''-ať''. ''Vygarljať'', ''Vyhorljať'' - a mountain with many burned places. The Hungarian name ''Vihorlát'' derives from Slovak as an intermediate language. Vihorlat Mountains in Slovakia The Slovak part is 55 km long, up to 11 km broad and from 400 to 1,076 m high. It belongs to the Vihorlat-Gutin Area group of the Inner Eastern Carpathian Mountains. The middle part of the mountains is protected by the Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area. Vihorlat is bordered by the Eastern Slovak Lowland (''Východoslovenská nížina'') in the south and the west. The Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area
Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area ( sk, 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 (v zime) 002.jpg, Vihorlat (1,076 m), the highest mountain of Vihorlat Mountains Vihorlat (v zime) 007.jpg, Pylon on top of Vihorlat with r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vihorlat-Gutin Area
The Vihorlat-Gutin Area ( sk, Vihorlatsko-gutinská oblasť; uk, Вигорлат-Гутинський хребет; hu, Vihorlát–Gutin-hegyvidék) is a region of mountain ranges ranging from eastern Slovakia, through western Ukraine, into northern Romania. Geologically these ranges are considered part of the Inner Eastern Carpathians. Within Romania, however, it is traditional to divide the Eastern Carpathians in Romanian territory into three geographical groups (north, center, south), instead in "inner" and "outer" sections. The Romanian portions of Vihorlat-Gutin Area are considered part of the northern Carpathians of Maramureş and Bucovina ( ro, Munţii Carpaţi ai Maramureşului şi Bucovinei). Subdivisions These mountain ranges include: * Vihorlat Mountains ( sk, Vihorlatské vrchy; ua, Вигорлат), encompassing the Vihorlat Protected Landscape Area and the Morské oko (SK and UA); marked a1 on the map * Makovytsia ( ua, Маковиця); marked a2 on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morské Oko (Slovakia)
Morské oko (called ''Veľké Vihorlatské jazero'' in the past; literally "Sea Eye") is a lake in the Vihorlat Mountains in eastern Slovakia. It is the largest non karst lake and the third biggest natural lake in Slovakia. It is at an altitude of 618 m, covers 0.13 km² with a maximum depth of 25.1 m. It is drained by the river Okna. The oldest known description of the lake can be found on two maps, dating back to 1687. The earliest official name of the lake known as ''Blatné jazero'' (germ. ''Blatto teich'') dates back to 1784. The name ''Veľké Vihorlatské jazero'' was introduced in 1933. The lake itself is natural home of 8 kinds of fish. However, the natural species are just brown trout (''Salmo trutta'' m. ''fario''), common minnow (''Phoxinus phoxinus'') and stone loach (''Barbatula barbatula''). In the past there was set rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss''), today the prevailing species is common chub (''Squalius cephalus''). It is a national nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zemplínska šírava
Zemplínska šírava (sometimes called the "Slovak sea" ( sk, Slovenské more, hu, Széles-tó). is a dam and lake in eastern Slovakia, near the town of Michalovce, wholly belonging to the Michalovce District. The name recalls the historical Zemplín region. The dam was built in 1961–1965, covers an area of , has an average depth of , with a maximum depth of . Water from the dam flows into the Laborec river, which in turn flows into the Bodrog The Bodrog is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary. It is a tributary to the river Tisza. The Bodrog is formed by the confluence of the rivers Ondava and Latorica near Zemplín in eastern Slovakia. It crosses the Slovak–H ... river. The area is primarily used for recreation. It also supplies cooling water for the Vojany Power Station. Panorama External links Zemplinska sirava Dams in Slovakia Reservoirs in Slovakia Geography of Košice Region Tourist attractions in Košice Region {{Slovakia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Heritage Sites In Slovakia
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). Natural features (consisting of physical and biological formations), geological and physiographical formations (including habitats of threatened species of animals and plants), and natural sites which are important from the point of view of science, conservation or natural beauty, are defined as natural heritage. The Slovak Republic ratified the convention on 31 March 1993, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. , there are eight World Heritage Sites in Slovakia. The first three sites in Slovakia were added to the list in 1993. These sites were Vlkolínec, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laborecká Vrchovina
The Laborec Highlands (in Slovak, ''Laborecká vrchovina'') is a mountain range in northeastern Slovakia, part of the Lower Beskids of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. The range is composed of Carpathian flysch. Bordered in the north by the Polish national border and to the west by the Ondavská Highlands, its ridges typically reach a height of 500 to 700 metres. The highest point is ''Vysoký Grúň'', at 905 metres. The region is drained by the Laborec River and, in its western portion, by the Ondava. Notables town and villages in the hill country include Medzilaborce (site of the Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art), Vyšná Jablonka, Bodružal, and Vyšný Komárnik. The highlands are also the location of the strategically significant Dukla Pass, the lowest mountain pass in the main ranges of the Carpathians, and the site of the Battle of the Dukla Pass The Battle of the Dukla Pass, also known as the Dukla, Carpatho–Dukla, Rzeszów–Dukla, or Dukla–Prešov offe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Ranges Of Slovakia
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brekov Castle
Brekov Castle ( Slovak ''Brekovský hrad'', Hungarian ''Barkó vára'') is a ruined Gothic and Renaissance era stone castle above the village of Brekov in Humenné District, Prešov Region, in east Slovakia. It is a hilltop castle located on a cone-shaped hill with a limestone bedrock, in an altitude of approximately 480 m (1574.80 ft) above sea level. The eponymous village at the foot of the castle hill was founded as an adjoined castle settlement, similarly to several other villages in the region. Brekov and Brekov Castle lie in the traditional region of Zemplín. The castle is listed in the National Cultural Heritage list of the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic. History The castle hill saw human settlement and fortification efforts even before the construction of the medieval castle. Recovered evidence from earlier archaeological research on the hill top and its perimeter revealed the existence of a smaller hill fort of local Slavic tribes during the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasenov Castle
Jasenov Castle ( Slovak ''Jasenovský hrad'', Hungarian ''Jeszenő vára'') is a ruined Gothic and Renaissance era stone castle above the village of Jasenov in Humenné District, Prešov Region, in east Slovakia. It is a hilltop castle located on a fairly steep, roughly cone-shaped hill with a limestone bedrock, in an altitude of approximately 392 m (1286.08 ft) above sea level. The eponymous village at the foot of the castle hill was founded as an adjoined castle settlement, similarly to several other villages in the region. Jasenov and Jasenov Castle lie in the traditional region of Zemplín. The castle is listed in the National Cultural Heritage list of the Monuments Board of the Slovak Republic. History The beginnings of the stone castle date back to the second half of the 13th century. Jasenov is unique among the larger castles of the Upper Zemplín county (and region) due to being founded as a seat of a noble family from the beginning, rather than a castle foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Tatras
The High Tatras or High Tatra Mountains ( Slovak: Vysoké Tatry; pl, Tatry Wysokie; rue, Высокі Татри,'' Vysoki Tatry''; hu, Magas-Tátra; german: Hohe Tatra; french: Hautes Tatras), are a mountain range along the border of northern Slovakia in the Prešov Region, and southern Poland in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. They are a range of the Tatra Mountains chain. Description The mountain range borders the Belianske Tatras to the east, the Podtatranská kotlina to the south, and the Western Tatras to the west. Most of the range, and all the highest peaks, are in Slovakia. The highest peak is Gerlachovský štít, at . Biogeography The High Tatras, having 29 peaks over AMSL are, with the Southern Carpathians, the only mountain ranges with an alpine character and habitats in the entire length of the Carpathian Mountains system. The first European cross-border national park, Tatra National Park, was founded here with Tatra National Park (''Tatranský národný ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
