Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area

Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area
CHKO Cerová vrchovina
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Interactive map of Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area
CHKO Cerová vrchovina
LocationSouthern Slovakia, Cerová vrchovina Mts.
Coordinates48°14′N 19°59′E / 48.233°N 19.983°E / 48.233; 19.983
Area167.71 km2 (64.75 sq mi)
Established10 October 1989
Governing bodySpráva CHKO Cerová vrchovina (CHKO Cerová vrchovina administration) in Rimavská Sobota

Cerová vrchovina Protected Landscape Area (Slovak: Chránená krajinná oblasť Cerová vrchovina) 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.