Tlstá

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Coordinates: 48°56′28″N 19°05′22″E / 48.94111, 19.08944
Tlstá
Mountain
none Tlstá (left) and Ostrá (right) mountains
Tlstá (left) and Ostrá (right) mountains
Name origin: fat in Slovak
Country Flag of Slovakia Slovakia
Region Žilina
District Martin
Range Greater Fatra
Elevation 1,373.3 m (4,505.6 ft)
Coordinates 48°56′28″N 19°05′22″E / 48.94111, 19.08944
Geology limestone, dolomite
Location in Slovakia
Location in Slovakia
Location in Slovakia
Location in the Žilina Region
Location in the Žilina Region
Location in the Žilina Region

Tlstá (meaning fat in Slovak) is a mountain in the Bralná Fatra part of the Greater Fatra Range, measuring 1,373.3 m (4,506 ft). It is located over the Turiec Valley, rising steaply nearly 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above the valley bottom. It has rugged slopes with many rock spires and rock terraces under the grass-covered summit. With its well-preserved forests, rare plants and many karst caves in the massif, the mountain and its surrounding area were declared a National Nature Reserve in 1981, covering an area of 30.66 km² (11.84 sq mi). Together with the opposite Ostrá Mountain and Gader Valley beneath them, they create one of the most valuable and picturesque parts of the Greater Fatra Range.

[edit] References

  • Brandos, Otakar (2004). Veľká Fatra, Šípska Fatra. Ostrava: SKY. ISBN 80-86774-02-3. 
  • VKÚ Harmanec (2003). Veľká Fatra, Edícia turistických máp 1:50000. Harmanec: VKÚ. ISBN 80-8042-044-0.