Gaderská Valley
Encyclopedia
Gader Valley is a long valley
in the Greater Fatra
Range in Central Slovakia
. It is accessible from the village of Blatnica
. The valley is the gateway to the peaks
of Tlstá
and Ostrá
. Its upper part, from the merger with the Selenec Valley, is named Dedošová.
Valley
In geology, a valley or dale is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. A very deep river valley may be called a canyon or gorge.The terms U-shaped and V-shaped are descriptive terms of geography to characterize the form of valleys...
in the Greater Fatra
Greater Fatra
Greater Fatra or Veľká Fatra is a mountain range in the Western Carpathians in Slovakia. In the geomorphological system, it is a part of the Fatra-Tatra Area. It is situated approximately among the towns of Ružomberok, Harmanec, Turčianske Teplice and Martin...
Range in Central Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
. It is accessible from the village of Blatnica
Blatnica, Slovakia
Blatnica is a village and municipality in the Turiec region of Slovakia. Administratively it is a part of the Martin District in the Žilina Region. The village is situated under the Greater Fatra Range, at the opening of the spectacular karst Gader and Blatnica valleys...
. The valley is the gateway to the peaks
Mountain
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of Tlstá
Tlstá
Tlstá is a mountain in the Bralná Fatra part of the Greater Fatra Range, measuring . It is located over the Turiec Valley, rising steaply nearly above the valley bottom. It has rugged slopes with many rock spires and rock terraces under the grass-covered summit...
and Ostrá
Ostrá
Ostrá is a mountain in the Greater Fatra Range of Slovakia measuring . It has two very rugged summits with an excellent view over the Turiec Valley and the opposite Tlstá Mountain....
. Its upper part, from the merger with the Selenec Valley, is named Dedošová.