Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area () is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is situated in the Cerová vrchovina Mountains, part of the Western Carpathians, in southern Slovakia. It is situated in the Rimavská Sobota, Poltár and Lučenec districts and ends at the Slovak-Hungary borders in the east. The area protects 167.71 km2 of the mountains, and it excludes all urban areas, except for the villages of Hajnáčka and Šiatorská Bukovinka.
History The Protected Landscape Area was established on 10 October 1989. The law was amended on 3 September 2001. There were national nature reserves in the area before the Protected Landscape Area was created, for example Šomoška (declared in 1954)Šomoška at enviroportal.sk and Ragáč (1964).Ragáč at enviroportal.sk
Geography The highest hills are Karanč / Karancs at and Šiatoroš at .
Buildings and structures
Šomoška Castle Šomoška rock waterfall
References
External links Cerová vrchovina PLA at Slovakia.travel