, ▁and ▁it ▁ex cludes ▁all ▁urban ▁areas , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁H aj ná čka ▁and ▁Š i ator ská ▁B uk ov ink a . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Prote cted ▁Land s cape ▁Area ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁law ▁was ▁am ended ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁There ▁were ▁national ▁nature ▁res erves ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁before ▁the ▁Prote cted ▁Land s cape ▁Area ▁was ▁created , ▁for ▁example ▁Š omo š ka ▁( dec la red ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ) ▁and ▁R ag á č ▁( 1 9 6 4 ). ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁highest ▁hills ▁are ▁Kar an č ▁/ ▁Kar an cs ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁Š i ator o š ▁at ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Cer ová ▁vr ch ov ina ▁P LA ▁at ▁Slov ak ia . tra vel ▁ ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁Slov ak ia ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Car path ians ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁B ansk á ▁By str ica ▁Region ▁Category : T our ist ▁attra ctions ▁in ▁B ansk á ▁By str ica ▁Region ▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Slov ak ia <0x0A> </s> ▁G he org he ▁Bib es cu ▁( ; ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁– ▁ 1 ▁June ▁