Low Tatra National Park Národný park Nízke Tatry | |
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![]() Dereše peak | |
Location | Central Slovakia |
Coordinates | 48°57′32″N 19°39′57″E / 48.958964°N 19.665914°E |
Area | 728 km2 (281.1 mi2); buffer zone: 1,102 km2 (425 mi2) |
Established | 1978 |
Governing body | Správa Národného parku Nízke Tatry in Banská Bystrica |
Website | www.napant.sk |
Low Tatras National Park (Slovak: Národný park Nízke Tatry; abbr. NAPANT) is a national park in Central Slovakia, between the Váh River and the Hron River valleys. The park and its buffer zone cover the whole Low Tatras mountain range. The National Park covers an area of 728 km2 and its buffer zone covers an area of 1,102 km2, which makes it the largest national park in Slovakia.
It is divided between the Banská Bystrica Region (Banská Bystrica and Brezno districts), Žilina Region (Ružomberok and Liptovský Mikuláš districts) and Prešov Region (Poprad District). The highest peak is Ďumbier (2,043 m or 7,063 ft). Four major Slovak rivers rise below the Kráľova hoľa peak: Váh, Hron, Hnilec and Hornád.