The Blatnica Valley () is a
karst
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valley in the
Greater Fatra
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Range in
Slovakia. It is accessible from the
village of
Blatnica along a dirt road. Most of the valley is densely forested, in places with views at the surrounding
limestone and
dolomite strata
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. The best known part of the valley is the rock window at its lower part.
Ostrá and
Drieňok
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mountains can be climbed from the valley bottom.
Valleys of Slovakia
Veľká Fatra
Geography of Žilina Region
Karst
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