Poľana Mountains Protected Landscape Area is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia

Slovakia

The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...

. The Landscape Area is situated in the Poľana Mountains, part of the Slovenské stredohorie

Slovenské stredohorie

Slovenské stredohorie is a group of mountain ranges in southern central Slovakia. Approximately in the center of the mountains lies the city of Zvolen.Slovenské stredohorie is a part of the Inner Western Carpathians...

 Mountains, in Central Slovakia. It is situated in the Banská Bystrica

Banská Bystrica District

Banská Bystrica District is a district in the Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, the area belonged to the county of Zvolen within the Kingdom of Hungary.-Municipalities:*Badín*Baláže*Banská Bystrica*Brusno*Čerín...

, Brezno

Brezno District

Brezno District is a district inthe Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the present-day district belonged to the Zvolen county, apart from Polomka in the east which was part of the county of Gemer a Malohont....

, Detva

Detva District

Detva District is a district of the Banská Bystrica Region in central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the area belonged to the Zvolen county, apart from Látky, Podkriváň and Horný Tisovník in the south and east which formed part of the county of Nógrád....

, and Zvolen

Zvolen District

Zvolen District is a district inthe Banská Bystrica Region of central Slovakia. Until 1918, most of the present-day district belonged to the Zvolen county, apart from Lešť in the south-west which was part of the county of Gemer a Malohont.- Municipalities :*Babiná*Bacúrov*Breziny*Budča*Bzovská...

 districts.

Poľana was declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve

World Network of Biosphere Reserves

The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves covers internationally-designated protected areas, known as biosphere reserves, that are meant to demonstrate a balanced relationship between man and nature The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves covers internationally-designated protected...

 on 27 March 1990.

History

The Protected Landscape Area was established on 12 August 1981, and the law was amended on 3 September 2004. Protected areas declared before include the national nature reserves of Badínsky prales Old Growth Forest

Old growth forest

An old-growth forest is a forest that has attained great age , and thereby exhibits unique ecological features. An old growth forest has also usually reached a climax community...

 (1913), Zadná Poľana (1953) and Boky (1964),
and the nature monuments of Bátovský balvan Rock (1964) and Kalamárka (1977).

Geography

The highest mountains are Poľana at and Predná Poľana at .

External links

• Poľana PLA at Slovakia.travel
• Podpoľanie Region situated at Poľana