Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe World Heritage Site

Official name

Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe | UNESCO

Country

Slovakia | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

48.9000° Lat, 22.1833° Lon | Map

Code

1133

Time Zone

Europe/Bratislava (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2007. This transnational property includes 93 component parts in 18 countries. Since the end of the last Ice Age, European Beech spread from a few isolated refuge areas in the Alps, Carpathians, Dinarides, Mediterranean and Pyrenees over a short period of a few thousand years in a process that is still ongoing. The successful expansion across a whole continent is related to the tree’s adaptability and tolerance of different climatic, geographical and physical conditions.