Strážov (Slovakia)
Encyclopedia
Strážov, at 1213 m is the highest mountain in the Strážov Mountains
, part of the Inner Western Carpathians
, in Trenčín
and Žilina
Regions, Slovakia
.
The mountain is protected by National Nature Reserve Strážov, which belongs to Strážov Mountains Protected Landscape Area
. The National Nature Reserve was declared in 1981 and covers an area of 4.8 km² (1.85 mi²).
The nearest villages are Zliechov
and Čičmany
.
Strážov Mountains
The Strážov Mountains are a mountain range in northwestern Slovakia, being part of Inner Western Carpathians, and of the Fatra-Tatra Area. They are situated between the towns of Trenčín, Považská Bystrica, Rajec, Prievidza and Bánovce nad Bebravou, bordering White Carpathians and the Váh river in...
, part of the Inner Western Carpathians
Western Carpathians
The Western Carpathians are a mountain range and geomorphological province that forms the western part of the Carpathian Mountains.The mountain belt stretches from the Low Beskids range of the Eastern Carpathians along the border of Poland with Slovakia toward the Moravian region of the Czech...
, in Trenčín
Trencín Region
The Trenčín Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It consists of 9 districts .-Geography:It is located in the north-western Slovakia, has an area of 4,502 km² and a population of 600,386 . The Danubian Lowland reaches the region to Nové Mesto nad Váhom and Partizánske areas...
and Žilina
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts .-Geography:It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km² and a population of 694,763 . The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians...
Regions, 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...
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The mountain is protected by National Nature Reserve Strážov, which belongs to Strážov Mountains Protected Landscape Area
Strážov Mountains Protected Landscape Area
Strážov Mountains Protected Landscape Area is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is situated in the Strážov Mountains and the Súľov Mountains, part of the Western Carpathians, in western Slovakia...
. The National Nature Reserve was declared in 1981 and covers an area of 4.8 km² (1.85 mi²).
The nearest villages are Zliechov
Zliechov
Zliechov is a village and municipality in Ilava District in the Trenčín Region of north-western Slovakia. It has a population of 607.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 603 metres and covers an area of 54.377 km²....
and Čičmany
Cicmany
Čičmany is a village and municipality in Žilina District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. It is known as the first folk architecture reserve in the world .-History:...
.