Badín and additional 23.75 hectares are protected as a buffer zone. Dominant tree species are fir ("Abies alba"), beech ("Fagus sylvatica"), maple ("Acer pseudoplatanus"), ash ("Fraxinus excelsior"), and elm ("Ulmus glabra"). On average, fir threes achieve an age of 350–400 years and beech trees 210–230 years in Badínsky prales. The biggest living fir tree is 46 m tall with a stem diameter of 148 cm. Several dead trees that have already fallen down are even bigger. The local fauna, still partially unexplored, includes red deer, roe deer, boar, brown bear, lynx, wild cat, fox, and marten. In historical records, the village
Fagus Factory Fagus Factory The Fagus Factory (German: "Fagus Fabrik" or "Fagus Werk"), a shoe last factory in Alfeld on the Leine, Lower Saxony, Germany, is an important example of early modern architecture. Commissioned by owner Carl Benscheidt who wanted a radical structure to express the company's break from the past, the factory was designed by Walter Gropius and Adolf Meyer. It was constructed between 1911 and 1913, with additions and interiors completed in 1925. The building that had the greater influence on the design of Fagus was AEG’s Turbine factory designed by Peter Behrens. Gropius and Meyer had both worked on