Flora

There are numerous protected species of plants in the region of Orava – the Gentian family, edelweiss, a wind flower, an alpine aster, a lady’s slipper orchid, a slipperwort, a sundew, a globeflower, a beroe and others.

Specific geologic, geographic and climatic conditions, especially in the upper part of the region, gave rise to well-known peat bogs.