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Is slovakia's first national park, originated in 1949 after
years of preparatory work. It is dedicated to conserving
the unique alpine and subalpine ecosystems found in these
mountains, among which are the tallest peaks in Europe between
the Alps and the Caucasus.
Once covered by glaciers, which left behind over 100 mountain
lakes (also known as tarn, or pleso in Slovak,
these mountains are home to some 1300 species of plants,
about 40 of which are unexampled elsewhere. Chamois, brown
bears, lynx, eagles, wolves and marmots are some of the
170 species of vertabrates dwelling here.
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