Slovak Republic after 1993

500 Koruna 2006 - Muránska planina National Park (BK)

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Nominal

Koruna

Mint

Kremnitz

Year

2006

Quality

Metal

Product code

156078

500 Koruna 2006 - Muránska planina National Park (BK)

Muranska Planina National Park is located on the dividing line between Central and Eastern Slovakia, in the west part of Slovenske Rudohorie Mountain Chain. It was declared in 1997 on an area of 20,318 hectares. The Park is an extraordinary valuable natural landscape, relatively little affected by civilisation. On its territory, four geomorphologic units meet together: Veporske Vrchy Mountain, Spis-Gemer Carst, Stolicke Vrchy Mountain, and Horehronske Podolie Valley. As a result, both carst and non-carst formations are very diverse. Under the influence of water, deep valleys developed in limestone and dolomites, such as impressive Javornikova Dolina Valley with several waterfalls. Many caves, sinking and reemerging streams, and external carst formations are to be found in the Park. The local flora is rich, with abundant alpine and sub-alpine species. The most characteristic plant is Lykovec muransky (Daphne arbuscula), an endemit of the Muranska Planina Plateau that does not grow in any other place in the world. Also fauna is represented in abundance. The half-wild breeding of Muran Norik horses at Velka Luka is typical.