{{Short description|Valley in Slovakia}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox valley <!-- *** Heading *** --> | name = Gader | native_name ={{native name|sk|Gaderská dolina}} | photo = Gaderská dolina, Greater Fatra (SVK) - from Blatnica castle ruin.jpg | photo_size = | photo_caption = Gader Valley from the ruins of the Blatnica Castle <!-- *** Country *** --> | country = Slovakia | state = | region = Žilina | district = Martin <!-- *** Family *** --> | parent = | range = Greater Fatra | border = | city = | river = Gaderský potok <!-- *** Locations *** --> | location = merger of Dedošová and Selenec Valleys | coordinates = {{coord|48.94353|19.00603|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | length_km = 18 | width = | height = | depth = | area = | map = Slovakia | map_caption = Location of Gader Valley in Slovakia }} thumb|The Gader Valley '''Gader Valley''' ({{Langx|sk|Gaderská dolina}}) is a long valley in the Greater Fatra Range<ref name=Fatra>{{cite web|title=Greater Fatra|url=http://www.slovak-republic.org/greater-fatra/|publisher=Slovak-Republic.org|accessdate=21 January 2013}}</ref> 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''. In Gader Valley, there are almost all of the protected species of animals and plants that occur throughout the Great Fatra: 3,000 species of invertebrates, 110 species of birds, and 60 mammalian species. The Tlstá mountain complex was declared a National Nature Reserve in 1972. thumb|Map showing the Greater Fatra Range in the Žilina Region, Slovakia. About 2&nbsp;km from the village of Blatnica are the ruins of Blatnica Castle, which dates back to the 13th century. It is located on the low limestone ridge of Plešovice (658 m above sea level), which separates the Gaderská valley from the Turčianska basin. There is a popular hiking trail from Blatnica Castle that leads through the valley. thumb|left|Tlstá peak thumb|Ostrá peak

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