Ponitrie Protected Landscape Area

Ponitrie Protected Landscape Area
CHKO Ponitrie
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Hrádok, Vtáčnik mountains
LocationWestern Slovakia
Coordinates48°37′N 19°28′E / 48.617°N 19.467°E / 48.617; 19.467
Area376.65 km2 (145.43 sq mi)
Established24 June 1985
Governing bodySpráva CHKO Ponitrie (Ponitrie PLA administration) in Nitra

Ponitrie Protected Landscape Area (Slovak: Chránená krajinná oblasť Ponitrie) is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is situated in the Tribeč and Vtáčnik mountains, in western Slovakia. It is situated in the Nitra, Zlaté Moravce, Žarnovica, Topoľčany, Partizánske and Prievidza districts.