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The five German forests cover 4,391 hectares and were added in 2011. In 2017, the site was expanded again, with adding forests Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, and Spain.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1133</ref> |
The five German forests cover 4,391 hectares and were added in 2011. In 2017, the site was expanded again, with adding forests Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, and Spain.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1133</ref> |
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In 2017, UNESCO extended the site to numerous forests in 12 European countries.<ref>{{web cite | title = Unesco approves the extension of the Carpathian Primary Beech forests | url = http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1686}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:05, 10 January 2018
Template:Geobox Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe is a transnational composite nature UNESCO World Heritage Site, encompassing forests in 12 countries of Europe. The Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians include ten separate massifs located along the 185 km (115 mi) long axis from the Rakhiv mountains and Chornohora ridge in Ukraine over the Poloniny Ridge (Slovakia) to the Vihorlat Mountains in Slovakia. The Ancient Beech Forests of Germany include five locations in various parts of Germany.
The Carpathian site covers a total area of 77,971.6 ha (192,672 acres), out of which only 29,278.9 ha (72,350 acres) are part of the actual preserved area, while the rest is considered a "buffer zone". Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians cover areas of Zakarpattia and Prešov Regions. Over 70% of the site is located in Ukraine. The area includes two national parks, a biosphere reserve, and a few habitat controlled areas (mostly in Slovakia). Both national parks, along with a neighboring area in Poland, compose a separate biosphere reserve, the East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve.
Besides Havešová, Rožok, and Stužica (all of them located in Bukovské vrchy), there is a fourth component situated in Slovakia, named Kyjovský prales of Vihorlat.
Ukrainian locations include Chornohora, Kuziy-Trybushany, Maramarosh, Stuzhytsia–Uzhok, Svydovets, and Uholka–Shyrikyi Luh. However, only few of the ten components are accessible to visitors. Stužica is the only one of three locations in Bukovské vrchy (Slovakia) with available hiking trails.
The five German forests cover 4,391 hectares and were added in 2011. In 2017, the site was expanded again, with adding forests Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, and Spain.[1]
In 2017, UNESCO extended the site to numerous forests in 12 European countries.[2]
Most of the Slovak components of the World Heritage site are situated in the Poloniny National Park in the easternmost and also the least populated part of the country. The National Park was created on 1 October 1997 with a protected area of 298.05 km² and a buffer zone of 109.73 km².
See also
- East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
- List of national parks of Slovakia
- Nearby villages
Gallery
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Forest in Stuzica -
Havešová -
Stužica -
Freshwater stream in Stužica -
Stužica
References
External links
- "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- Beauty and changes of Primeval beech forests throughout a year
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1 with Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine 2 This is the extension of the site that has been inscribed in North Macedonia since 1979. The area around the town of Pogradec at the shores of Lake Ohrid was inhabited by the Illyrians in the 5th century BC, followed by the Romans and the Slavs. Traces of the Roman road Via Egnatia are evidence of an important passage route in the region. The ruins of the paleo-christian church of Lin together with its floor mosaics reveal the presence of Christianity. The historical centre of Pogradec represents an example of 19th to 20th century Albanian vernacular architecture. | ||
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1 Listing shared with six other countries, which includes Belgium's Maison Guiette; 2 Listing shared with France; 3 Listing shared with the Netherlands, which includes Belgium's Wortel; 4 Listing shared with France 5 Listing shared with seven other countries, which includes Belgium's Spa; 6 Listing shared with seventeen other countries, which includes Belgium's Sonian Forest. | ||
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1 with Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Ukraine | ||
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- World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria
- Use dmy dates from October 2010
- Protected areas of the Eastern Carpathians
- Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
- Ecoregions of Europe
- World Heritage Sites in Albania
- World Heritage Sites in Austria
- World Heritage Sites in Belgium
- World Heritage Sites in Croatia
- World Heritage Sites in Germany
- World Heritage Sites in Italy
- World Heritage Sites in Romania
- World Heritage Sites in Slovakia
- World Heritage Sites in Slovenia
- World Heritage Sites in Spain
- World Heritage Sites in Ukraine
- Flora of Ukraine
- Flora of Slovakia
- Old growth forests
- Transboundary protected areas