Refuge

Salaš pod Suchým Vrchom

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The place

Salaš pod Suchým Vrchom (Sheep Farm below the Suchý Vrch) in the Poľana massif, Detva/Zvolen sector (Banská Bystrica, Slovakia), at 1349 m elevation. Continuous Slovakia Poľana cluster (batches 249+264). Salaš (summer sheep farm producing PDO bryndza cheese/žinčica) in the Poľana UNESCO biosphere reserve (1990), the largest extinct volcano in Central Europe. Area of beech, fir, and wildflower meadows, home to the Fujara (long pastoral flute, UNESCO Intangible Heritage).

The setting

Poľana Detva/Zvolen Banská Bystrica 1349 m, continuous cluster batches 249-264, salaš PDO bryndza/žinčica, UNESCO biosphere 1990, Fujara UNESCO intangible heritage.