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PROTECTED NATURAL HERITAGE
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RISNJAK
Category of protection:
Year of proclamation:
Area:
Location:
Elevation:
Flora:
Fauna:
Vegetation:
Special features:
national park
1953
6,400 ha
town areas of Bakar, Čabar and Delnice and the areas of Čavle and Lokve
municipalities
290 - 1,528 m
edelweiss, silvery yarrow, Alpine sea holly, daisy star aster, orange lily,
gentian etc.
bear, wolf, lynx, chamois, red deer, roe deer, wild boar, badger, squirrel, dormouse,
capercaillie, hazel grouse, sparrowhawk, eagle owl, horned viper, adder, brown
trout, grayling, numerous species of butterflies etc.
forest of beech and fir, sub-alpine beech forest; dwarf mountain pine with
honeysuckle; fir forest with hard fern
The Risnjak National Park encompasses three areas: Risnjak and Snježnik massifs,
central part with Leska educational trail, and the upper flow of the River Kupa with
its source, a hydrogeomorphological natural monument.