Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area

Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area
CHKO Malé Karpaty
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Záruby, the highest point at 768 m AMSL
LocationWest Slovakia, Little Carpathians Mts.
Coordinates48°25′N 17°15′E / 48.417°N 17.250°E / 48.417; 17.250
Area167.71 km2 (64.75 sq mi)
Established5 May 1976
Governing bodySpráva CHKO Malé Karpaty (CHKO Malé Karpaty administration) in Trnava

Little Carpathians Protected Landscape Area (Slovak: Chránená krajinná oblasť Malé Karpaty) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is situated in the Little Carpathians, part of the Carpathian Mountains, in West Slovakia. The southwesternmost area is Devínska Kobyla in Bratislava, and the northeasternmost area is the Čachtice Carpathians at the town of Nové Mesto nad Váhom and the village of Čachtice in the Trenčín Region. Both areas are separated from the main mountain strip. The area protects 646.1 km2 (249.5 sq mi) of the mountains.