NATURA 2000 in Slovakia

Natura 2000 in Slovakia

Natura 2000 is the name of the system of protected areas of the Member States of the European Union and its main aim is to preserve the natural heritage and preserve the most valuable and endangered species and habitats (biotopes) of Europe. This system of protected areas is intended to ensure the protection of the most precious and most endangered species of wild plants, wild animals and natural habitats occurring on the territory of the European Union and, through the conservation of these species and habitats, to preserve biodiversity on the territory of all the European Union. In Slovakia, the NATURA 2000 network includes Territories of European Importance and Protected Bird Areas.

Territories of European Importance

It is an important area of Natura 2000 network, which is declared for the protection of natural bioitopes, wildlife and wild plants. These areas are made up of one or more locations where there are biotopes or species of European importance, for the protection of which these protected areas are declared.
More info: Territories of European Importance - www.minzp.sk

Protected Bird Areas

Special Protection Area is biotope of birds of European significance or biotope of migratory bird species protected for the purpose of survival and reproduction.

List of Protected bird areas (PBA) in Slovakia

Nr.	Name	Area ha ^(*)	Region District
1.	Horná Orava	58,738.0000	Žilina Region - Dolný Kubín, Námestovo, Tvrdošín
2.	Malé Karpaty	50,633.6000	Bratislava Region - Bratislava III, Bratislava IV, Malacky, Pezinok, Trenčín Region - Myjava, Trnava Region - Piešťany, Senica, Trnava
3.	Lehnice	2,346.8500	Trnava Region - Dunajská Streda
4.	Sysľovské polia	1,772.9400	Bratislava Region - Bratislava V
5.	Dolné Považie	31,195.5000	Nitra Region - Komárno, Nové Zámky
6.	Tribeč	23,802.8000	Nitra Region - Nitra, Topoľčany, Zlaté Moravce, Trenčín Region - Partizánske
7.	Ostrovné lúky	8,297.7000	Nitra Region - Komárno, Trnava Region - Dunajská Streda
8.	Ondavská rovina	15,906.5600	Košice Region - Michalovce, Trebišov
9.	Poiplie	8,062.9000	Banská Bystrica Region - Lučenec, Veľký Krtíš, Nitra Region - Levice
10.	Kráľová	1,215.8200	Nitra Region - Šaľa, Trnava Region - Galanta
11.	Košická kotlina	17,354.3100	Košice Region - Košice - okolie, Košice II
12.	Parížske močiare	376.5800	Nitra Region - Nové Zámky
13.	Poľana	32,188.3800	Banská Bystrica Region - Banská Bystrica, Brezno, Detva, Zvolen
14.	Bukovské vrchy	40,932.4200	Prešov Region - Snina
15.	Medzibodrožie	33,753.7000	Košice Region - Michalovce, Trebišov
16.	Dolné Pohronie	229.3200	Nitra Region - Komárno, Levice, Nové Zámky
17.	Cerová vrchovina – Porimavie	30,187.7000	Banská Bystrica Region - Lučenec, Revúca, Rimavská Sobota
18.	Žitavský luh	155.4000	Nitra Region - Nitra, Nové Zámky
19.	Sĺňava	509.2700	Trnava Region - Piešťany
20.	Uľanská mokraď	18,173.9100	Bratislava Region - Senec, Trnava Region - Galanta, Trnava
21.	Dunajské luhy	16,511.5800	Bratislava Region - Bratislava II, Bratislava IV, Bratislava V, Senec, Nitra Region - Komárno, Nové Zámky, Trnava Region - Dunajská Streda
22.	Strážovské vrchy	58,673.0800	Trenčín Region - Bánovce nad Bebravou, Ilava, Považská Bystrica, Prievidza, Púchov, Trenčín, Žilina Region - Bytča, Žilina
23.	Dubnické štrkovisko	40.7700	Trenčín Region - Ilava, Trenčín
24.	Senianske rybníky	2,668.4700	Košice Region - Michalovce, Sobrance
25.	Laborecká vrchovina	102,813.9100	Prešov Region - Humenné, Medzilaborce, Snina, Stropkov, Svidník
26.	Muránska planina – Stolica	25,796.4600	Banská Bystrica Region - Brezno, Revúca, Rimavská Sobota, Košice Region - Rožňava
27.	Veľkoblahovské rybníky	91.3400	Trnava Region - Dunajská Streda
28.	Nízke Tatry	98,168.5200	Banská Bystrica Region - Banská Bystrica, Brezno, Prešov Region - Poprad, Žilina Region - Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok
29.	Slovenský kras	43,860.2400	Košice Region - Košice - okolie, Rožňava
30.	Slanské vrchy	60,247.4200	Košice Region - Košice - okolie, Trebišov, Prešov Region - Prešov, Vranov nad Topľou
31.	Veľká Fatra	47,445.0100	Banská Bystrica Region - Banská Bystrica, Žilina Region - Martin, Ružomberok, Turčianske Teplice
32.	Vihorlatské vrchy	48,286.2639	Košice Region - Michalovce, Sobrance, Prešov Region - Humenné, Snina
33.	Volovské vrchy	121,420.6500	Košice Region - Gelnica, Košice - okolie, Košice I, Rožňava, Spišská Nová Ves, Prešov Region - Prešov
34.	Záhorské Pomoravie	33,067.9900	Bratislava Region - Bratislava IV, Malacky, Trnava Region - Senica, Skalica
35.	Malá Fatra	66,228.0600	Trenčín Region - Prievidza, Žilina Region - Dolný Kubín, Martin, Námestovo, Ružomberok, Žilina
36.	Slovenský raj	25,243.0000	Banská Bystrica Region - Brezno, Košice Region - Rožňava, Spišská Nová Ves, Prešov Region - Poprad
37.	Tatry	54,611.2900	Prešov Region - Poprad, Žilina Region - Liptovský Mikuláš, Tvrdošín
38.	Chočské vrchy	16,817.5000	Žilina Region - Dolný Kubín, Liptovský Mikuláš, Ružomberok
39.	Špačinsko-nižnianske polia	5,533.5300	Trnava Region - Piešťany, Trnava
40.	Čergov	35,849.7100	Prešov Region - Bardejov, Prešov, Sabinov, Stará Ľubovňa
41.	Levočské vrchy	45,597.6347	Prešov Region - Kežmarok, Levoča, Sabinov, Stará Ľubovňa
	Total: (41)