Protected areas of Croatia
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The main protected areas of Croatia are the eight national parks, the ten nature parks and two strict reserves.
The total area of all national parks in the country is 994 km², of which 235 km² is sea surface. Each of the national parks is maintained by a separate institution, overseen and funded by the government ministry of nature conservation and spatial development.
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[edit] National parks
All eight national parks are located in karst area.
| 1. | Plitvice Lakes | established 1949 |
| 2. | Paklenica | established 1949 |
| 3. | Risnjak | established 1953 |
| 4. | Mljet | established 1960 |
| 5. | Kornati | established 1964 |
| 6. | Brijuni | established 1983 |
| 7. | Krka | established 1985 |
| 8. | Sjeverni Velebit | established 1999 |
[edit] Nature parks
| 1. | Kopački rit |
| 2. | Papuk |
| 3. | Lonjsko polje |
| 4. | Medvednica |
| 5. | Žumberak-Samoborsko gorje |
| 6. | Učka |
| 7. | Velebit |
| 8. | Vransko lake |
| 9. | Telašćica |
| 10. | Biokovo |
[edit] Strict reserves
- Bijela and Samarske stijene
- Rožanski kukovi and Hajdučki kukovi
Island Lastovo is planned to become a new nature park.
[edit] External links
- Interactive map of national parks in Croatia (in Croatian only, but with links to pages in English)
- Photo album of national parks Krka and Kornati
- Croatian National Parks - Brijuni, Kornati, Mljet
- All about Croatia's National Parks
- State Institute for Nature Protection
