20/05/2021

SLOVAKIA


SLOVAKIA / SLOVENSKO.

Splendors of Homeland issues.
Súl'ov Rocks.
First stamp in a set of 2, issued on 18,09.2015.
Face value: 0.80 euro.
Design: Karol Felix (b. Košice, 1961).
Engraving: Martin Činovský (b. Levoča, 1953).
Printing: Photogravure and recess.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.
Size: 44 x 26 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 737,
- Michel No. 769.
- POFIS No. 593.
- Scott No. 721.
- StampWorld No. 762.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 718.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 672.

The Súľov Rocks (Slovak: Súľovské skaly) is a 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) national nature reserve declared in 1973, located within the Súľov Mountains region (Western Carpathians), in the Bytča district, Žilina region. They are characterized by a rugged relief and take the form of towers, cones, needles, doors, and some rocks resemble figures or animals. The highest peak is Žibrid, at 867 m (2,845 ft).

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