Poľana Protected Landscape Area

Poľana Protected Landscape Area
CHKO Poľana
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
LocationCentral Slovakia: Poľana Mts.
Coordinates48°37′N 19°28′E / 48.617°N 19.467°E / 48.617; 19.467
Area203.6 km2 (78.6 sq mi)
Established12 August 1981
Governing bodySpráva CHKO Poľana (Poľana PLA administration) in Zvolen

Poľana Mountains Protected Landscape Area (Slovak: Chránená krajinná oblasť Poľana) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is situated in the Poľana Mountains, part of the Slovenské stredohorie Mountains, in Central Slovakia. It is situated in the Banská Bystrica, Brezno, Detva, and Zvolen districts.

Poľana was declared a UNESCO biosphere reserve on 27 March 1990. A permanent research site was established in 1991 as part of the European Long-Term Ecosystem Research (eLTER) program.

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