Tourist guide - Starigrad-Paklenica, Croatia
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Nature park Velebit
The impressive Velebit mountain is the longest and largest mountain in Croatia, rich in flora and fauna, so it is no wonder that it has 2 national parks - national park Northern Velebit and national park Paklenica. Velebit mountain extends 150 kilometers from Senj (north) to Zrmanja river (south). The highest peak of Velebit is 1,757 meters high Vaganski vrh, which is part of Paklenica national park. Nature park Velebit covers an area of about 2,000 km2 and it is the largest protected area in Croatia. On Velebit there are also strict reserves Hajdučki kuk and Rožanski kuk, Cerovac caves, Velebit botanical garden, Lukina jama (one of the deepest pits in the world), forest vegetation reserve...
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National park Paklenica
Due to the unique geomorphological forms and dense forests, Velika Paklenica and Mala Paklenica have been declared a national park in 1949, making Paklenica the second national park in Croatia (after Plitvice lakes). The national park covers an area of 96 km2. The highest peaks of the national park are 1,757 m high Vaganski vrh and 1,753 m high Sveto brdo. The area of the park includes small rivers of Velika Paklenica and Mala Paklenica as well as vertical canyons on the south side of Velebit. The symbols of national park Paklenica are the unspoiled nature, canyons and the indigenous forests of black pine and beech that have been listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in Europe (Beech Ra...