List of national parks and nature parks in Croatia
National
parks nature parks
There are a total of eight national parks in Croatia and eleven other protected areas ( nature parks ). Each national park is managed individually and is subject to state supervision by the Ministry of Nature Conservation and Spatial Development.
A total of 4,464.25 km 2 of the area of Croatia are under nature protection. This makes up about 5% of the Croatian state territory.
statistical data
Overview of the area of the Croatian nature reserves, as well as their share in the total area of the Croatian national territory (status: 2008):
| Nature reserve | surface | % of the national territory |
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| 8 national parks | 93,181.48 ha | 1.063% |
| 11 nature parks | 325,447.38 hectares | 3.713% |
| Special reserves | 27,796.50 hectares | 0.317% |
| total: | 446,425.36 hectares | 5.093% |
The eight national parks
There are three national parks on islands ( Kornati , Brijuni and Mljet ). Two national parks are located in the Karst ( Plitvice Lakes and the Krka Waterfalls ). Two more are located in the Velebit massif and offer fascinating karst landscapes as well as a diverse flora and fauna ( Northern Velebit and Paklenica ).
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| Plitvice Lakes National Park | 1949 | 29,500 |
Lika-Senj County , Croatia nearly 1 million visitors in 2005 |
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| Paklenica National Park | 1949 | 9,600 | Zadar County , Dalmatia , Croatia |
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| Risnjak National Park | 1959 | 3,198 | Primorje-Gorski kotar County , Croatia near Rijeka and Delnice |
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| Mljet National Park | 1960 | 5,375 | Dubrovnik-Neretva County , Dalmatia , Croatia |
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| Kornati National Park | 1980 | 22,000 |
Šibenik-Knin County , Dalmatia , Croatia around 50,000 visitors in 2005 |
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| Krka National Park | 1985 | 10,900 |
Šibenik-Knin County , Dalmatia , Croatia over 600,000 visitors in 2005 |
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| Northern Velebit National Park | 1999 | 10,900 | Lika-Senj County , Croatia |
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| Brijuni National Park | 1983 | 3,390 | Istria County , Croatia |
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Croatian nature parks
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Protected nature reserves
- The Bijele and Samarske stijene in the Kapela mountain range
- The Rožanski kuk and Hajdučki kuk in the Velebit mountain range
These areas are even more strictly protected than the national parks - no human interventions that impair natural development are permitted in them.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Croatian Statistical Office. Statistical information 2008. Protected natural areas 2007. (PDF; 780 kB)
- ↑ Government of the Republic of Croatia - Strict Reserves ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Croatian Government: Nature Conservation (English)
- Croatian Ministry of Environment and Nature Conservation: Nature Conservation Web Portal (English)
- Croatian Ministry of Culture: Address list of Croatian nature parks (Croatian)
- Traveler-Point: Excursion destinations in Croatia (German)
- Croatian National Parks: Hrvatski nacionalni parkovi (Croatian)
