{"id":16751,"date":"2020-06-24T13:09:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T11:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.npsumava.cz\/?page_id=16751"},"modified":"2020-08-27T16:00:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T14:00:19","slug":"sumava-national-park-tranquillity-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.npsumava.cz\/en\/np-administration\/new-zoning-and-tranquillity-areas\/sumava-national-park-tranquillity-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160umava National Park Tranquillity Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
The territory, only accessible via marked hiking trails, was already specified upon establishing the \u0160umava National Park, at approximately 22 percent of the National Park territory. Virtually the same extent of tranquillity areas with the current tourist trails preserved <\/strong>is currently proposed by the \u0160umava National Park Administration. The grounds for conservation have not changed \u2013 we are trying to protect the peat bogs from deterioration by trampling and erosion, there still survive species like capercaillie and black grouse, it is also necessary to protect the hunting grounds of the lynx females that successfully raise their young in \u0160umava. Over the last thirty years, there has been a surge in the number of endangered species that prosper in \u0160umava but need our protection \u2013 such as the common crane, pearl mussel, and peregrine falcon.<\/p> The proposed tranquillity areas in \u0160umava open almost three thousand hectares of territory<\/strong> which up to now has been inaccessible or it was only possible to walk through them along marked trails. Visitors will therefore be able to learn about their uniqueness in detail.<\/p> Very attractive will certainly be the area along the K\u0159emeln\u00e1 Stream between Pr\u00e1\u0161ily and the vanished settlement of Stod\u016flky. It is a gorgeous, wild area crossed by the charming K\u0159emeln\u00e1 Stream. \u017d\u010f\u00e1rsk\u00e9 slat\u011b, \u010cast\u00e1, and Poleck\u00fd vrch will offer learning about another kind of nature \u2013 Nordic taiga in the middle of Europe. These places will open to public for the very first time.<\/p> Tourists will also be allowed, virtually without limitations, into another large area between Kvilda and Str\u00e1\u017en\u00fd. For this part of the National Park, we only propose several small-scale tranquillity areas with limited duration of closure so that tourism does not endanger lekking of the black grouse and nesting of the peregrine falcon. This means that for part of the year, tourists would only be allowed to hike on marked trails, but the areas will be fully open for the rest of the year in all places where the terrain permits.<\/p> These tranquillity areas of limited duration will open the possibility for visitors to explore \u2013 in the summer and autumn \u2013 the beauties of the northern part of the Sto\u017eec Rocks where entry is currently banned throughout the year as no trail leads there.<\/p> The new proposal of tranquillity areas also increases the proportion of marked or dedicated trails<\/strong>. Today the tranquillity areas are crossed by 58 km of tourist trails. Thanks to the new proposal, the proportion rises to more than 90 km, while a great part of the increase is thanks to aligning the accessibility of the border path with the regime introduced by the Bavarian Forest National Park.<\/p> In total, the size of the tranquillity territory will be increased from the current 9,002 ha to 14,921 ha. The greatest changes concern the border areas, continuing the tranquillity area of the Bavarian Forest National Park, i.e. areas around Velk\u00e1 Mokr\u016fvka and Mal\u00e1 Mokr\u016fvka Mountains, Modrava Marshes, and Poledn\u00edk Mountain, home to one of the largest populations of capercaillie in \u0160umava. A major part of this territory is now inaccessible due to the existence of islands of first zones, separated from each other, and the territory is therefore impenetrable. In its proposal, the Administration consolidates this area into a compact whole, and will serve as a compensatory measure for opening up the Modr\u00fd sloup border crossing in the near future<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t The proposal for the tranquillity area is available on the following map:\u00a0
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