Protected Landscape Areas (PLA) in Slovakia

Protected landscape areas (PLA) in Slovakia

in Slovak Chránené krajinné oblasti (CHKO)

Protected landscape area (PLA) – in Slovak Chránená krajinná oblasť (CHKO) - a larger area, usually more than 1,000 ha, with fragmented ecosystems which are significant for conservation of biological diversity and ecological stability, with characteristic landscape features or with specific forms of historical settlements. In the territory of a PLA the 2nd level of protection is valid unless determined otherwise.

Protected Landscape Areas (PLA) in Slovakia - map

List of Protected landscape areas (PLA) in Slovakia

Nr.	Name	Area ha ^(*)	Protection (buffer) zone ha ^(*)	Area ha + Protection (buffer) zone	Region District
1.	White Carpathians (Biele Karpaty)	44,568.0000	-	44,568.0000	Trenčín Region - Ilava, Myjava, Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Púchov, Trenčín, Trnava Region - Skalica
2.	Cerová vrchovina	16,771.2273	-	16,771.2273	Banská Bystrica Region - Lučenec, Rimavská Sobota
3.	Dunajské luhy	12,284.4609	-	12,284.4609	Bratislava Region - Bratislava II, Bratislava V, Senec, Nitra Region - Komárno, Trnava Region - Dunajská Streda
4.	Horná Orava	58,738.0000	-	58,738.0000	Žilina Region - Námestovo
5.	Kysuce	65,462.0000	-	65,462.0000	Trenčín Region - Považská Bystrica, Púchov, Žilina Region - Bytča, Čadca, Dolný Kubín, Žilina
6.	Latorica	23,198.4602	-	23,198.4602	Košice Region - Michalovce, Trebišov
7.	Little Carpathians (Malé Karpaty)	64,610.1202	-	64,610.1202	Bratislava Region - Bratislava II, Bratislava IV, Malacky, Pezinok, Trenčín Region - Nové Mesto nad Váhom, Trnava Region - Trnava
8.	Poľana	20,360.4804	-	20,360.4804	Banská Bystrica Region - Banská Bystrica, Brezno, Detva, Zvolen
9.	Ponitrie	37,665.4100	-	37,665.4100	Banská Bystrica Region - Žarnovica, Nitra Region - Nitra, Topoľčany, Zlaté Moravce, Trenčín Region - Partizánske, Prievidza
10.	Strážovské vrchy	30,979.0000	-	30,979.0000	Trenčín Region - Ilava, Považská Bystrica, Prievidza, Žilina Region - Bytča, Žilina
11.	Štiavnické vrchy	77,630.0000	-	77,630.0000	Banská Bystrica Region - Banská Štiavnica, Krupina, Žarnovica, Žiar nad Hronom, Zvolen, Nitra Region - Levice
12.	Vihorlatský primaeval forest (Vihorlat)	17,485.2428	-	17,485.2428	Košice Region - Michalovce, Sobrance, Prešov Region - Humenné, Snina
13.	East Carpathians (Východné Karpaty)	25,307.1072	-	25,307.1072	Prešov Region - Medzilaborce, Snina, Stropkov, Svidník
14.	Záhorie	27,522.0000	-	27,522.0000	Bratislava Region - Bratislava IV, Malacky
	Total: (14)	0.0000	522,581.5090	522,581.5090

PZ - Protection (buffer) zone

Share of the area of the Slovak Republic:

Area ha (without protection (buffer) zone): (522 581,5090 ha): 10,6573 % from area of Slovak republic

Protection (buffer) zone ha: (0,0000 ha): 0,0000 % from area of Slovak republic
Total (Area ha + Protection (buffer) zone ha): (522 581,5090 ha): 10,6573 % from area of Slovak republic
Area of the Slovak Republic: 49 035 km2 (4 903 500 ha)

(*) State: 31.12.2022

(*) Source: www.sopsr.sk