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[[Image:Biokovo Nature Park Visitor Center.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Biokovo Nature Park Visitor Center in downtown Makarska]]
[[Image:Biokovo Nature Park Visitor Center.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Biokovo Nature Park Visitor Center in downtown Makarska]]


'''Biokovo''' ({{IPA-sh|bîɔkɔʋɔ|pron}}) is the second-highest mountain range in [[Croatia]], located along the [[Dalmatia]]n coast of the [[Adriatic Sea]], between the rivers of [[Cetina]] and [[Neretva]]. It is sometimes referred to as '''Bijakova''', especially among inhabitants of the eastern side of the mountain. Its highest peak is '''Sveti Jure''' (Saint George), at 1762 [[m.a.s.l.]]<ref name="Yearbook 2013">{{Croatia Yearbook 2015|page=48}}</ref> It shows a typical [[karst]] landscape.
'''Biokovo''' ({{IPA-sh|bîɔkɔʋɔ|pron}}) is the second-highest mountain range in [[Croatia]], located along the [[Dalmatia]]n coast of the [[Adriatic Sea]], between the rivers of [[Cetina]] and [[Neretva]].


Atop the peak there is a powerful [[FM broadcasting|FM]] and [[DVB-T]] transmitter.
It is sometimes referred to as '''Bijakova''', especially among inhabitants of the eastern side of the mountain. Its highest peak is '''Sveti Jure''' (Saint George), at 1762 [[m.a.s.l.]]<ref name="Yearbook 2013">{{Croatia Yearbook 2015|page=48}}</ref> It shows a typical [[karst]] landscape. Atop the peak there is a powerful [[FM broadcasting|FM]] and [[DVB-T]] transmitter.


The 196&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of its area is protected as a [[nature park]] with over 1,500 plant and animal species, some of which are [[endemic]].<ref>[http://www.biokovo.com/ Biokovo park prirode - nature park]</ref>
The 196&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of its area is protected as a [[nature park]] with over 1,500 plant and animal species, some of which are [[endemic]].<ref>[http://www.biokovo.com/ Biokovo park prirode], biokovo.com; accessed 19 March 2017.{{hr icon}}</ref>


Biokovo is one in a line of [[Dinaric Alps]] stretching along the Dalmatian coast - northwest of it is [[Mosor]] and southeast of it are [[Sutvid]] and [[Rilić (mountain)|Rilić]]. In the east, the [[Šibenik (mountain)|Šibenik]] runs in parallel. When the weather is very clear, from the top of Biokovo it is possible to see [[Monte Gargano]] in Italy, which is {{convert|252|km|abbr=on}} away.
Biokovo is one in a line of [[Dinaric Alps]] stretching along the Dalmatian coast - northwest of it is [[Mosor]] and southeast are Sutvid and Rilić. To the east, the [[Šibenik (mountain)|Šibenik]] runs in parallel. When the weather is very clear, from the top of Biokovo it is possible to see [[Monte Gargano]] in Italy, which is {{convert|252|km|abbr=on}} away.{{cn}}


To aid the hikers, there is the [[Biokovo Nature Park]] Visitor Center in downtown Makarska. However, Biokovo can be perilous if hiking unprepared - tourists erroneously imagine peaks to be closer than they are and, oblivious to the danger, have been known to go hiking wearing flip-flops, without water, wearing shirts with military camouflage patterns making them harder to spot for [[Croatian Mountain Rescue Service|search and rescue teams]]. From 1976 to 2007 24 hikers have died on Biokovo, while 37 had to be rescued.<ref>http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Split-%C5%BEupanija/tabid/76/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/218273/Default.aspx</ref>
Zabiokovlje, a mountainous area in [[Biokovo]], includes such townlets and villages as Gornja Brela, [[Zadvarje]], [[Žeževica]], Grabovac, Rastovac, [[Zagvozd]], [[Župa]], Rašćane and [[Kozica, Croatia|Kozica]]. Major economic activities there were cattle raising, grape growing, and hunting. Part of this area is in the Biokovo Nature Park. To aid hikers, the [[Biokovo Nature Park]] Visitor Center is in downtown Makarska. However, Biokovo can be perilous if hiking unprepared - tourists erroneously imagine peaks to be closer than they are and, oblivious to the danger, have been known to go hiking wearing flip-flops, without water, wearing shirts with military camouflage patterns making them harder to spot for [[Croatian Mountain Rescue Service|search and rescue teams]]. From 1976-2007, 24 hikers have died on Biokovo, while 37 had to be rescued.<ref>http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Split-%C5%BEupanija/tabid/76/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/218273/Default.aspx</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.biokovo.eu Biokovo photos] {{hr icon}}{{en icon}}
* [http://www.biokovo.eu Biokovo photos] {{hr icon}}{{en icon}}
* [http://www.plsavez.hr/hr/Biokovo Biokovo] at the [[Croatian Mountaineering Association]] {{hr icon}}
* [http://www.plsavez.hr/hr/Biokovo Biokovo] at the [[Croatian Mountaineering Association]] {{hr icon}}

Revision as of 02:19, 20 March 2018

For other uses, see Biokovo (disambiguation).
Biokovo
Biokovo, a view from Tučepi
Highest point
Elevation1,762 m (5,781 ft)
Coordinates43°20′N 17°03′E / 43.333°N 17.050°E / 43.333; 17.050
Geography
LocationDalmatia, Croatia
Geology
Mountain typeLimestone
Climbing
Easiest routeroad
Biokovo at Baška Voda
The Biokovo Nature Park Visitor Center in downtown Makarska

Biokovo (pronounced [bîɔkɔʋɔ]) is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva.

It is sometimes referred to as Bijakova, especially among inhabitants of the eastern side of the mountain. Its highest peak is Sveti Jure (Saint George), at 1762 m.a.s.l.[1] It shows a typical karst landscape. Atop the peak there is a powerful FM and DVB-T transmitter.

The 196 km2 of its area is protected as a nature park with over 1,500 plant and animal species, some of which are endemic.[2]

Biokovo is one in a line of Dinaric Alps stretching along the Dalmatian coast - northwest of it is Mosor and southeast are Sutvid and Rilić. To the east, the Šibenik runs in parallel. When the weather is very clear, from the top of Biokovo it is possible to see Monte Gargano in Italy, which is 252 km (157 mi) away.[citation needed]

Zabiokovlje, a mountainous area in Biokovo, includes such townlets and villages as Gornja Brela, Zadvarje, Žeževica, Grabovac, Rastovac, Zagvozd, Župa, Rašćane and Kozica. Major economic activities there were cattle raising, grape growing, and hunting. Part of this area is in the Biokovo Nature Park. To aid hikers, the Biokovo Nature Park Visitor Center is in downtown Makarska. However, Biokovo can be perilous if hiking unprepared - tourists erroneously imagine peaks to be closer than they are and, oblivious to the danger, have been known to go hiking wearing flip-flops, without water, wearing shirts with military camouflage patterns making them harder to spot for search and rescue teams. From 1976-2007, 24 hikers have died on Biokovo, while 37 had to be rescued.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 48. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ Biokovo park prirode, biokovo.com; accessed 19 March 2017.Template:Hr icon
  3. ^ http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Split-%C5%BEupanija/tabid/76/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/218273/Default.aspx

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