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Tatras National Park (Tatranský národný park)
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Tatras National Park (Tatranský národný park)

Tatras National Park is the oldest national park in the Slovak Republic and home to the famous High Tatras Mountains. Founded in 1949 and covering an area of 741 sq km (286 sq miles), Tatras National Park is a hiker’s paradise. The landscape incorporates dense forest on the mountains’ lower slopes, as well as glacial lakes and mountain streams. The High Tatras is the only alpine mountain range in Eastern Europe and one of the smallest in the world. The mountains are also famous for their plant and wildlife, with chamois (mountain goat), bear and marmot roaming free on the slopes. Also of interest are the TANAP Museum, which describes the natural history and ethnography of the region through geology, flora and fauna displays and exhibits.
Air: Bratislava Airport. Special charter flights and private airplanes land at Poprad-Tary Airport. Rail: Cable car: Peaks reached by aerial tram include Skalnate Pleso, Lomnicky Stit, Solisko and col Lomnicke sedlo. Road: Bus: Buses Public services.

Contact Addresses

Tatranský národný park, Tatranska Lomnica, Slovak Republic
Tel: (052) 446 7195
Website: www.tanap.sk

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