Stužica
Sign in to saveStužica is a uniquely preserved and undisturbed primeval beech forest of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. It is located in Slovakia and borders with Poland and Ukraine. The forest has been protected since 1908 and in 1993 the area was upgraded to a National Nature Reserve. In 2007 Stužica and several other locations in the range, including six components in Ukraine, were declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Five German components were added in 2011. Together they form Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany WH site with outstanding universal value.
Key facts
- Protected area.name
- Stužica
- Protected area.image
- Stužica primeval forest, Slovakia.jpg
- Protected area.map
- Slovakia Prešov Region (East)#Slovakia
- Protected area.map_caption
- Location in the Prešov Region (East)
- Protected area.relief
- 1
- Protected area.location
- Near Nová Sedlica, Snina District, Prešov, Slovakia
- Protected area.area_ha
- 761.49
- Protected area.established
- 1908
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- protected area
- Part of
- Poloniny National Park
- Official name
- Stuzica
- Country
- Slovakia
- Located in
- Snina District
- Area
- 761.273
- Image
- Stužica primeval forest, Slovakia.jpg
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- Commons category
- Stužica forest
- inception
- 2004-01-01
- located in protected area
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
- different from
- Stuzhytsia
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Encyclopedic overview
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Stužica is a uniquely preserved and undisturbed primeval beech forest of the Outer Eastern Carpathians. It is located in Slovakia and borders with Poland and Ukraine. The forest has been protected since 1908 and in 1993 the area was upgraded to a National Nature Reserve. In 2007 Stužica and several other locations in the range, including six components in Ukraine, were declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Five German components were added in 2011. Together they form Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany WH site with outstanding universal value.
==Gallery==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stužica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations