Kysuce Protected Landscape Area
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Kysuce Protected Landscape Area (Slovak: Chránená krajinná oblasť Kysuce) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. It is made of two separate parts, the Javorníky mountains in the west, and Kysucké Beskydy mountains in the east, in north-western Slovakia. It is situated in the Čadca and Kysucké Nové Mesto districts, within the Kysuce region. It borders three other protected areas: the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area in the Czech Republic, Żywiec Landscape Park in Poland and Horná Orava Protected Landscape Area in Slovakia.
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Kysuce Protected Landscape Area CHKO Kysuce | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | North-western Slovakia |
Coordinates | 49°25′N 18°57′E |
Area | 654.62 km² (252.7 mi²) |
Established | 23 May 1984 |
Governing body | Správa CHKO Kysuce (Kysuce PLA administration) in Čadca |
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