Mljet National Park
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| Location: | Dubrovnik-Neretva , Croatia | ||
| Specialty: | Greenest island in the Adriatic, two lakes on the island, mongooses , monk seals | ||
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Dubrovnik (95 km away) |
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| Surface: | 53.75 km² | ||
| Founding: | 1960 | ||
| Visitors: | unknown | ||
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www.np-mljet.hr Pristanište 2 HR-20 226 Goveđari +385 20 744 041 |
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The Mljet National Park , founded in 1960, forms the western part of the island of Mljet in Croatia .
Location and description
The Mljet National Park covers a quarter of the island and is located in its northwestern part. The area of the park of approx. 5400 hectares also extends over parts of the surrounding Adriatic Sea and offshore islands. The area was granted national park status on November 11, 1960 by the government of the People's Republic of Yugoslavia . This was the first time that the original Adriatic ecosystem should be largely protected from economic exploitation.
flora
Mljet is one of the most heavily forested islands in the Mediterranean . Mainly holm oaks and pines grow here . In the 19th century the forest was more densely overgrown than at the beginning of the 21st century. A strong forest fire destroyed a large part of the trees, the forest has not yet been able to fully recover from them (as of 2019) and has therefore not yet regained its original density.
fauna
Mongoose live in the forests of the national park , an actually alien species for this region. They were released on the island in 1909 to exterminate the venomous snakes there. They also achieved this, but they also ate other types of snakes. The mongoose population has been in an unstable equilibrium with the environment since the late 1990s. In addition to the mongoose center were exposed to the 20th century, other animals on the island, including red deer , wild boar , hare , a Gemsart and partridges . Only the hares, deer and wild boars survived. The latter have now become a nuisance as they regularly devastate the islanders' vineyards.
Mussels grow in the water of the two lakes, and there are also endemic species such as the jellyfish Aurelia . In addition, due to specific conditions, the largest bushy coral reef in the world has developed here.
Mediterranean monk seals , one of the most endangered mammals in the world, have also been sighted near Marieninsel .
use
Despite the strict protection status, activities such as diving, hiking or swimming are permitted on designated routes or locations. Beaches, a lookout point (Montokuc) and a number of mountain peaks offer visitors to the national park many opportunities to engage with nature. There are not yet enough accommodations for tourists on the edge of the park (end of 2018).
Web links
- Mljet National Park (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Mljet National Park. www.kroati.de, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Article about flora and fauna on the island of Mljet ( Memento from June 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
