Muránska planina (translated as Muráň Plateau or Muráň Plain) is a
plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; : plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. ...
-like region in central
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...
, between
Brezno, Červená Skala (part of
Å umiac),
Muráň and
Tisovec. It lies in the
Spiš-Gemer Karst
The Spiš-Gemer Karst (Slovak: ''Spišsko-gemerský kras'', Hungarian: ''Szepes-gömöri karszt'') is a part (a geomorphological area) in the Slovenské rudohorie Mountains.
It consists of these two entities, both of which have been declared n ...
, in the
Slovenské rudohorie Mountains (part of the
Western Carpathian Mountains).
Muránska planina National Park is one of the youngest
national parks in Slovakia, declared in October 1997 and opened on 27 May 1998.
External links
Muránska planina National Parka
Slovakia.travel
Mountain ranges of Slovakia
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