Slovak Karst National Park

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Slovak Karst National Park (Národný park Slovenský kras) is a national park located in the Slovak Karst (Slovenský kras) mountain range in Southeast Slovakia. It is found in the Gelnica, Rožňava, and Košice–okolie districts within the Košice region. The National Park covers an area of 346.11 km² (133.64 mi²), and its buffer zone covers 117.41 km² (45.33 mi²).

Slovak Karst National Park (Národný park Slovenský kras) is a national park located in the Slovak Karst (Slovenský kras) mountain range in Southeast Slovakia. It is found in the Gelnica, Rožňava, and Košice–okolie districts within the Košice region. The National Park covers an area of 346.11 km² (133.64 mi²), and its buffer zone covers 117.41 km² (45.33 mi²).

The park was created on March 1, 2002, after being a protected landscape area since 1973. Slovak Karst became Slovakia’s first biosphere reserve on March 1, 1977, when it was added to UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme. In 1995, 12 of the 700 caves in the park were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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