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Tatra National Park was established on 1 January 1949 and it is the oldest national park in Slovakia. In 1987, a section of the Western Tatras was added to the national park. In 1992 the national park became a part of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme , jointly with the adjoining Tatra National Park of Poland .
Mickiewicz Falls (pronounced: [mit͡sˈkjɛvit͡ʂ]; Polish: Wodogrzmoty Mickiewicza; Slovak: Mickiewiczove vodopády, German: Mickiewiczfälle; Hungarian: Mickiewicz-vízesések) [1] is a waterfall in the Tatra National Park, Lesser Poland, consisting of three main cascades dropping a total of 10 metres (33 ft).
Tatra National Park is the name for two different national parks located in the Tatra mountains: Tatra National Park, Poland (Tatrzański Park Narodowy)
Orla Perć, in English known as the Eagle's Path, is a tourist trail in the Tatra Mountains, in southern PolandIt is considered one of the most difficult and dangerous public paths in the entire Tatras (an equivalent to Grade 2 Scramble) [1] and is therefore a suitable route only for experienced climbers.
In 1947, a separate administrative unit, Tatra Park, was created. In 1954, by decision of the Polish Government, Tatra National Park was created. [ 5 ] It was established originally over an area of 215.56 km 2 (83.23 sq mi), but it is currently slightly smaller, at 211.64 km 2 (81.71 sq mi).
The Slovak Tatra National Park (Tatranský národný park; TANAP) was founded in 1949 (738 km 2, 285 sq mi), and the contiguous Polish Tatra National Park (Tatrzański Park Narodowy) in 1954 (215.56 km 2, 83.23 sq mi). [23] The two parks were added jointly to the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve list in 1993. [5]
The National Ascent of Kriváň (Národný výstup na Kriváň) is an annual two-day event on the third weekend in August organized by the Slovak Tourist Club, Matica slovenská, and the towns of Vysoké Tatry and Liptovský Mikuláš. The number of persons allowed to ascend the summit on each of the event days is limited to 300.
Slovak Karst National Park: Národný park Slovenský kras: Slovak Karst: 2002 (1 March) 346.11 km 2 (133.63 sq mi) Slovak Paradise National Park: Národný park Slovenský raj: Slovak Paradise: 1988 (18 January) 197.63 km 2 (76.31 sq mi) 184473: Tatra National Park: Tatranský národný park: Tatra Mountains: 1949 (1 January) 703 km 2 (271 sq mi)