Pieniny National Park (Slovakia)
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| Pieniny National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
| Location: | Northern Slovakia |
| Area: | 3,750 ha |
| Established: | 1967 |
| Governing body: | Správa PIENAP-u, Červený Kláštor and Štátna ochrana prírody Slovenskej republiky |
Pieniny National Park (Slovak: Pieninský národný park, abbr. PIENAP) is a national park in northern Slovakia. The park is located in the western Pieniny Mountains on the border to Poland. It was founded in 1967.
It is famous for its nature, especially the Dunajec gorge . It is possible to go down the gorge on wooden rafts.
[edit] See also
- Pieniński National Park - national park on the Polish side of the mountains
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