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Velebit
Velebit (; ; ) is the largest, though not the highest, mountain range in Croatia. The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior. Velebit begins in the northwest near Senj with the Vratnik mountain pass and ends 145 km to the southeast near the source of the Zrmanja river northwest of Knin. Its highest peak is the Vaganski vrh at 1,757 m. Major mountain passes on Velebit include the aforementioned Vratnik or Senjsko bilo at 694 m.a.s.l., where the '' Josephina'' connects Senj with Josipdol; Oštarijska vrata at 928 m.a.s.l. that connects Karlobag and Gospić; and Prezid at 766 m.a.s.l. that connects Obrovac and Gračac. Velebit is characterized by its simple, solid form, stiff cliffs, the lack of vegetation on the seaward side (towards the Velebit Channel), and the wood-covered slopes of the Lika side. The basic geological characteristic of the mountains is karst; flora and fauna are abunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velebit Other Side
Velebit (; ; ) is the largest, though not the highest, mountain range in Croatia. The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior. Velebit begins in the northwest near Senj with the Vratnik mountain pass and ends 145 km to the southeast near the source of the Zrmanja river northwest of Knin. Its highest peak is the Vaganski vrh at 1,757 m. Major mountain passes on Velebit include the aforementioned Vratnik or Senjsko bilo at 694 m.a.s.l., where the '' Josephina'' connects Senj with Josipdol; Oštarijska vrata at 928 m.a.s.l. that connects Karlobag and Gospić; and Prezid at 766 m.a.s.l. that connects Obrovac and Gračac. Velebit is characterized by its simple, solid form, stiff cliffs, the lack of vegetation on the seaward side (towards the Velebit Channel), and the wood-covered slopes of the Lika side. The basic geological characteristic of the mountains is karst; flora and fauna are abundant. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Park Sjeverni Velebit
The Northern Velebit National Park () is a national park in Croatia that covers 109 km2 of the northern section of the Velebit mountains, the largest mountain range in Croatia. Because of the abundant variety of this part of the Velebit range, the area was upgraded from a nature reserve in 1999, and opened as a national park in September the same year. The whole of the Velebit range is a "nature park", a lesser conservation category. Another national park on Velebit is the Paklenica on its southern side. In 2017, the beech forests within the national park were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe because of their testimony to the ecological history of forest dynamics within Europe since the last Ice Age. The park The park reserve is protected and visitors are restricted to designated trails. Inside the reserve is the ''Visibaba'' ( Galanthus) botanical reserve, with an abundance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Velebit National Park
The Northern Velebit National Park () is a national park in Croatia that covers 109 km2 of the northern section of the Velebit mountains, the largest mountain range in Croatia. Because of the abundant variety of this part of the Velebit range, the area was upgraded from a nature reserve in 1999, and opened as a national park in September the same year. The whole of the Velebit range is a "nature park", a lesser conservation category. Another national park on Velebit is the Paklenica on its southern side. In 2017, the beech forests within the national park were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe because of their testimony to the ecological history of forest dynamics within Europe since the last Ice Age. The park The park reserve is protected and visitors are restricted to designated trails. Inside the reserve is the ''Visibaba'' ( Galanthus) botanical reserve, with an abundan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paklenica
The Paklenica karst river canyon is a national park in Croatia. It is near Starigrad, northern Dalmatia, on the southern slopes of Velebit mountain, not far from Zadar. It contains two canyons, Mala (Small) and Velika (Big) Paklenica. History The area of South Velebit has been inhabited since prehistoric times. It is believed that, during the last ice age, the area was probably inhabited by small groups of Paleolithic hunters/gatherers, as elsewhere in the Mediterranean. Sea level must have been lower than today, and the Velebit Channel was a wide valley with a river flowing through it. The highest parts of the Velebit were covered with glaciers. When sea level began to rise in the late ice age, people moved to higher, hilly areas. The earliest records of humans in Velebit – Mesolithic flint tools found in Vaganačka Cave under Veliko Rujno – date back to this era. Approximately eight thousand years ago, the first cattle breeders and farmers arrived in the area, bringing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velebit Channel
The Velebit Channel () is a channel in Croatia located between the lands at the foot of the Velebit mountain range and the islands of Pag, Rab, Goli Otok, Prvić and Krk. It is about long, with an average width of and up to deep. It is believed some Istro-Romanians crossed the Velebit Channel and settled in the western part of the island of Krk during the second half of the 15th century, forming a community in the island that would survive until 1875, when the last speaker of the Istro-Romanian dialect of Krk, defined by some Croatian scholars as "Krko-Romanian", died. One of the Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ... names for the Velebit Channel, ("Channel of the Morlach"), originates from these migrations. Notes References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velebit Caves
The Velebit mountains of Croatia have several deep caves with some of the world's largest subterranean vertical drops. The "Lukina jama" cave is 1431 m deep (2013), the deepest cave in Croatia and 17th deepest cave in the world and the deepest cave in southeast Europe.Radovan Radovinovič, The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide, pg. 143, Zagreb (1999), At its foot, there are ponds and streams including one of the largest known colonies of subterranean leeches ('' Erpobdella mestrovi''), which has been ascertained to represent a new species, genus and also family. Other species discovered in the system, include the air-breathing land snails '' Zospeum tholussum''. Like Lukina jama, Slovačka jama, Velebita and Meduza are also located at the " Hajdučki i Rožanski kukovi" special reserve, a dedicated part of the Sjeverni Velebit national park. Other notable caves include the "Slovačka jama" ('' Slovak pit''), (1,320 m deep), "Velebita" (1026 m deep with underground free fall ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 (Croatia)
The A1 motorway () is the longest Motorways in Croatia, motorway in Croatia, spanning . As it connects the nation's capital Zagreb, in the Northern Croatia, north of the country, to the second largest city Split (city), Split on the shore of the Adriatic Sea, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the Adriatic Ionian motorway, Adriatic–Ionian motorway. Apart from Zagreb and Split, the A1 motorway runs near a number of major Cities of Croatia, Croatian cities, provides access to several Protected areas of Croatia, national parks or nature parks, World Heritage Site, world heritage sites, and numerous resorts, especially along the Adriatic Coast, Adriatic coast. National significance of the motorway is reflected through its positive economy of Croatia, economic impact on the cities and towns it connects as well as its importance to tourism in Croatia. The motorway consists of two traffic lanes and an emergency l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lika
Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass. Today most of the territory of Lika (Brinje, Donji Lapac, Gospić, Lovinac, Otočac, Perušić, Plitvička Jezera, Udbina and Vrhovine) is part of Lika-Senj County. Josipdol, Plaški and Saborsko are part of Karlovac County and Gračac is part of Zadar County, and it takes up about 12% of Croatia, Croatia's land area. Major towns include Gospić, Otočac, and Gračac, most of which are located in the karst poljes of the rivers of Lika (river), Lika, Gacka and others. The Plitvice Lakes National Park and Northern Velebit National Park are also in Lika. History Antiquity Since the first millennium BC the region was inhabited by the Iapodes, an ancient people related to Illyrians. During the Gallic invasion of the Balk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zrmanja
Zrmanja (, ) is a river in southern Lika and northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It was known to the ancient Romans as ''Tedanius''. The spring of Zrmanja is located in southern part of Lika under Postak - the southern peak of Pljesevica mountain, and close to south end of Velebit mountain. It is characteristic for its spring located on the bottom of very steep, almost 200 m high funnel shape rock called Misije. It flows southward through the narrow and long arable valley which encircles the southern end of Velebit through a 200-metre-deep canyon, and then turns westwards, reaches Obrovac, and after a few kilometers flows into the Adriatic Sea in the bay named ''Novigradsko more''. Its main tributary is right bank Krupa river, rich in tufa and travertine Travertine ( ) is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs. It often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
