Stužica
| Stužica | |
| National Nature Reserve | |
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| Country | Slovakia |
|---|---|
| Region | Prešov |
| District | Snina |
| Municipality | Nová Sedlica |
| Part of | Poloniny National Park |
| Coordinates | 49°05′N 22°32′E / 49.083°N 22.533°ECoordinates: 49°05′N 22°32′E / 49.083°N 22.533°E |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 1,208 m (3,963 ft) |
| Lowest point | |
| - elevation | 620 m (2,034 ft) |
| Area | 761.49 ha (1,882 acres) |
| Plant | European beech |
| Founded | 1908 |
| - current category | 1993 |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Name | Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany |
| Year | 2007 (#31) |
| Number | 1133 |
| Criteria | ix |
   Location in Slovakia
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_-_background_map.png) _-_outline_map.svg.png) Location in the Prešov Region (East)
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Stužica is a uniquely preserved and undisturbed primeval beech forest of the Eastern Carpathians range. 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.
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Forest in Stužica
Stream in Stužica
Stužica
Resources
- "National nature reserve Stužica". State Inventory of Specially Protected Parts of Nature and Landscape. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
- "Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
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