Ponitrie Protected Landscape Area () is one of the 14 protected landscape areas in Slovakia. The Landscape Area is situated in the Tribeàand VtáÃÂnik mountains, in western Slovakia. It is situated in the Nitra, Zlaté Moravce, à ½arnovica, TopoþÃÂany, Partizánske and Prievidza districts.
The park was created on 24 June 1985. Protected areas declared before include DobrotÃÂnske skaly (1980), Makovià ¡te (1973), SolÃÂiansky háj (1984), and Zoborská lesostep (1952).
Although the PLA's territory is compact, it is made of two different landscapes. VtáÃÂnik, in the north is a range of volcanic origin and is part of the Slovenské stredohorie mountains. Beech and fir trees dominate in the area. The highest mountain is VtáÃÂnik at . TribeÃÂ, in the south, is a crystalline mountain range built on granitoid rocks, limestone and dolomite. Beech, hornbeam and in higher locations oak forests are covering the area. The highest mountain is Veþký Tribeàat .