| Malá Fatra National Park Národný park Malá Fatra |
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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Veľký Rozsutec (1,610 m) |
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| Location | West Slovakia |
| Area | 226.3 km² (87.37 mi²) |
| Established | 1 April 1988 |
| Governing body | Správa Národného parku Malá Fatra (Malá Fatra National Park administration) |
The Malá Fatra National Park (Slovak: Národný park Malá Fatra) is a national park in the northern part of the Malá Fatra mountains called Krivánska Malá Fatra.
It has an area of 226.3 km² (87.37 mi²) and a 232.62 km² (89.81 mi²) buffer zone. The park was declared in 1988. Between 1967 and 1988 it was a protected landscape area.
For a geological and geographical description see Malá Fatra.
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The mountain is covered mainly with mixed beech forests, at higher elevations with fir and spruce. Pine woods and meadows occur at higher altitudes. About 83% of the area is covered in forest.
In the variety and beauty of flora species, the following examples stand out as the most remarkable:
The fauna includes:
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