🦎 Stužica

Slovakia · Europe · Nature Reserve · 49.08°N, 22.53°E

Stužica is a uniquely preserved and undisturbed primeval beech forest of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. It is located in Slovakia and borders with Poland and Ukraine. The forest has been protected since 1908 and in 1993 the area was upgraded to a National Nature Reserve. In 2007 Stužica and several other locations in the range, including six components in Ukraine, were declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Five German components were added in 2011. Together they form Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany WH site with outstanding universal value.

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Quick facts

Country	Slovakia
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	49.08°N, 22.53°E · view on map

Stužica is a nature reserve in Slovakia, in Europe. The details of why Stužica is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Slovakia

Veľká Fatra National Park · Poloniny National Park · Tatra National Park · Slovak Karst National Park · Slovak Paradise National Park · Malá Fatra National Park · Low Tatras National Park · Pieniny National Park · Muránska planina National Park · Havrania Dolina.

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