nature

1. NATURE PARKS AND
NATIONAL PARKS OF
CROATIA

2. 11 nature parks: ● Kopački rit
● Papuk
● Lonja Field
● Medvednica
● Žumberak Mountains
● Učka
● Velebit
● Vrana lake
● Telašćica
● Biokovo
● Lastovo

3. KOPAČKI RIT
Nature park in Baranja
Established in 1967
One of the most attractive preserved
intact wetlands in Europe

4. PAPUK
 Largest mountain in the Slavonia region
 Established in 1999
 First Croatian Geopark

5. LONJA FIELD
 Largest protected wetland
 Established in 1990
 Important habitat for birds

6. MEDVEDNICA
 Mountain in Zagorje
 Established in 1981
 Highest peek is Sljeme

7. ŽUMBERAK MOUNTAINS
 A range of mountains in northwestern
Croatia and southwestern Slovenia
 Established in 1999
 Flora and Fauna

8. UČKA
 A mountain range on the Istrian peninsula
 Established in 1999
 Highest peek is Vojak,from it there is a
stunning view over the whole of Istria
down to Long Island

9. VELEBIT
 Largest mountain range along the Adriatic
coast
 Established in 1981
 Simple form, stiff cliffs, nakedness of
seaward side, wood covered slopes

10. VRANA LAKE
Largest lake in Croatia in Dalmatia
Established in 1999
Special ornithological reserve, an almost
untouched natural habitat of birds

11. TELAŠĆICA
 A bay on the island of Long Island
 Established in 1988
 It is full of wildlife and sea creatures

12. BIOKOVO
 Second highest mountain in Croatia along
the Dalmatian coast
 Established in 1981
 It shows a typical karst landscape

13. LASTOVO
 An island municipality in Dalmatia
 Established in 2006
 It was settled by the Illyirians

14. 8 national parks: ● Plitvice lakes
● Paklenica
● Risnjak
● Mljet
● Kornati
● Brijuni
● Krka
● Northern Velebit

15. PLITVICE LAKES
 One of the oldest national parks in
Southeast Europe
 Established in 1949
 Largest national park in Croatia

16. PAKLENICA
 Karst river canyon in northern Dalmatia
 Established in 1949
 It has two canyons: Small and Big
Paklenica

17. RISNJAK
 The most mountainous and heavily
forested region of the country
 Established in 1953
 The name of the massif comes from the
Croatian word for the lynx (ris)

18. MLJET
 The most southerly and easterly of the
larger Adriatic island of the Dalmatia
 Established in 1960
 The central of the park are Big lake with
the Isle of St. Mary, Small lake and 3
small villages

19. KORNATI
 Archipelago in Dalmatia
 Established in 1964
 35 kilometres length of 140 islands,largest
island is called Kornat

20. BRIJUNI
 A group of fourteen small islands
separeted from the west coast of the
Istrian peninsula
 Established in 1983
 They are famous for their scenic beauty

21. KRKA
It is named after the river Krka located in
central Dalmatia
 Established in 1985
 Waterfall Skradinski buk is one of the
most attractive parts of the park

22. NORTHERN VELEBIT
 Because of its authenticy,the area was
upgraded from a nature reserve to a
national park
 Established in 1999
 Inside the reserve there is a protected
spicie called Galanthus (Visibaba)