Kysuce Protected Landscape Area ( sk, Chránená krajinná oblasť Kysuce) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in

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. It is made of two separate parts, the

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mountains in the west, and Kysucké Beskydy mountains in the east, in north-western Slovakia. It is situated in the

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and Kysucké Nové Mesto districts, within the Kysuce region. It borders three other protected areas: the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area in the

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and

Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area ( sk, Chránená krajinná oblasť Horná Orava) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. It is situated in the Námestovo and Tvrdošín districts, within the Orava region. History The park ...

in Slovakia.

History

The park was created on 23 May 1984. Protected areas declared before include Čierna Lutiša (1972), Veľká Rača (1976), Veľký Javorník (1967), and Vychylovské skálie (1983).Vychylovské skálie at enviroportal.sk
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Geography, geology and biology

More than half of the PLA's territory is covered by forests. Geologically, it is made of low-resistant

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...

layers. Due to the

Vlach "Vlach" ( or ), also "Wallachian" (and many other variants), is a historical term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate mainly Romanians but also Aromanians, Megleno-Romanians, Istro-Romanians and other Eastern ...

colonization, the area has a mosaic character, with alternating hamlets with original folk architecture, meadows, fields and forests. Curiosities of the region include crude oil spring near

Korňa Korňa ( hu, Kornyavölgy) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. Geography Scenic village is situated in Beskydy Mountains, closely town Turzovka, location 18°32′10″ E, 48°24′42� ...

and mysterious sandstone balls. The area is near the westernmost border of area of great predators of Slovakia, such as the

wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly u ...

bear Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae. They are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans. Although only eight species of bears are extant, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the N ...

and

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. A Carpathian endemic species living in the area is the Carpathian

newt A newt is a salamander in the subfamily Pleurodelinae. The terrestrial juvenile phase is called an eft. Unlike other members of the family Salamandridae, newts are semiaquatic, alternating between aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Not all aqua ...

Attractions

Attractions in the park include the Vychylovka (part of

Nová Bystrica Nová Bystrica ( hu, Újbeszterce) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia, in the Kysuce region. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1662. Geography The municipa ...

) switchback forest railway and Kysuce open-air museum.

References

External links

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Slovakia.travelDescription of the Kysuce PLA at The Slovak State Nature Conservancy
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