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| There is a protected landscape area on both sides of the mountains: ] in Slovakia, founded in 1979, and ] in the Czech Republic, founded in 1980, a ] since 1996. The areas contain a wide variety of fauna and flora. Some species found there are ]. Especially some types of ] grow only in the meadows of the White Carpathians. | There is a protected landscape area on both sides of the mountains: ] in Slovakia, founded in 1979, and ] in the Czech Republic, founded in 1980, a ] since 1996. The areas contain a wide variety of fauna and flora. Some species found there are ]. Especially some types of ] grow only in the meadows of the White Carpathians. | ||
| In this area it is located the Lednice castle. | |||
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Template:Geobox The White Carpathians (Template:Lang-cs; Template:Lang-sk) is the westernmost mountain range of the Carpathian Mountains.
They are part of the Slovak-Moravian Western Carpathians, stretching from the Váh river and the Little Carpathians in the south along the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the Morava and the Javorníky range in the north. It is named after its white dolomite cliffs.
The highest peaks are:
- Veľká Javorina (Template:Lang-cs), 968 metres
- Chmeľová, 926 metres
- Makyta, 923 metres
- Veľký Lopeník, 911 metres
There is a protected landscape area on both sides of the mountains: Biele Karpaty Protected Landscape Area in Slovakia, founded in 1979, and Bílé Karpaty Protected Landscape Area in the Czech Republic, founded in 1980, a Man and Biosphere Reserve since 1996. The areas contain a wide variety of fauna and flora. Some species found there are endemic. Especially some types of orchids grow only in the meadows of the White Carpathians.
In this area it is located the Lednice castle.
External links
- Bíle Karpaty Protected Landscape Area official website
- Biele Karpaty Protected Landscape Area at Slovakia.travel
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49°00′N 18°00′E / 49.000°N 18.000°E / 49.000; 18.000
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