Low Tatras National Park

Low Tatra National Park
Národný park Nízke Tatry
Dereše peak
Map
LocationCentral Slovakia
Coordinates48°57′32″N 19°39′57″E / 48.958964°N 19.665914°E / 48.958964; 19.665914
Area728 km2 (281.1 mi2);
buffer zone: 1,102 km2 (425 mi2)
Established1978
Governing bodySpráva Národného parku Nízke Tatry in Banská Bystrica
Websitewww.napant.sk
Panorama of the Low Tatras from Ďumbier

Low Tatras National Park (Slovak: Národný park Nízke Tatry; abbr. NAPANT) is a national park in Central Slovakia, between the Váh River and the Hron River valleys. The park and its buffer zone cover the whole Low Tatras mountain range. The National Park covers an area of 728 km2 and its buffer zone covers an area of 1,102 km2, which makes it the largest national park in Slovakia.

It is divided between the Banská Bystrica Region (Banská Bystrica and Brezno districts), Žilina Region (Ružomberok and Liptovský Mikuláš districts) and Prešov Region (Poprad District). The highest peak is Ďumbier (2,043 m or 7,063 ft). Four major Slovak rivers rise below the Kráľova hoľa peak: Váh, Hron, Hnilec and Hornád.