Croatia has 444 protected natural areas, including 8 national parks that showcase the country's diverse geography. The document describes each of the 8 national parks: Risnjak in the mountains near the sea, Northern Velebit in the mountains known for wildlife, Paklenica in the mountains famous for caves and films, Krka along a river with beautiful waterfalls, Plitvice Lakes known for its interconnected lakes and waterfalls, Kornati an archipelago of 89 islands off the coast, Mljet a forested island in the south with Roman ruins, and Brijuni islands near Istria which were once a resort for politicians and feature a safari park. The parks offer activities like hiking, boating

1. National parks in
Croatia
MADE BY:
KATARINA SMETKO AND
MARTA BOČKAJ

2.  444
different protected
areas
 Most important are 8
national parks
 3 are in mountain
areas: Paklenica,
Northern Velebit,
Risnjak
 2 are natural water
phenomena: the
Plitvica Lakes and the
Krka River
 3 located on islands:
the Kornati Islands, the
Island of Mljet, the
Brijuni Islands
IN GENERAL:

3. Possible activities
 In
the mountains - walking, hiking,
cycling, observing and photographing of
wild animals, bird watching, visiting caves,
recreational fishing and skiing, trekking
 On the islands – cruises, scuba diving,
recording and photographing the
underwater world

4. RISNJAK
NP RISNJAK
 Was
declared a national park in 1953.
because of its vegetation
 It is a mountain only 15 km air distance
from the sea, not too far from town Rijeka
 Got its name after a bobcat, lynx (ris)

5. RISNJAK
 Connects
the Alps and Dinarides, Mediterranian
and Pannonia - almost all types of forests in small
area

6. NORTHERN VELEBIT
NP NORTHERN VELEBIT
 Established
in 1999
 The youngest of eight national parks in
Croatia
 Velebit – the king of Croatian mountains
 High peaks and deep caves

7. NORTHERN VELEBIT
 The
park is inhabited by four species of large
predators: brown bear, bobcat, wolf and wild cat.
 Many endemic botanical species like velebitska
degenija – the symbol of Velebit

8. NORTHERN VELEBIT

9. PAKLENICA
NP PAKLENICA
was declared in1949
 Paklenica is named
after pitch pine
(“paklina”)
 Is also on the Velebit
mountain
 The highest peak is
Vaganski vrh (1757 m)


10. PAKLENICA
There are 39 pits
and 37 caves
 Was setting for
European western
films –Winnetou
was filmed there


11. PAKLENICA

12. KRKA
NP KRKA
 Was
declared a national park in 1985
 NP Krka got its name after the river Krka

13. KRKA
 The
park has got seven beautiful waterfalls incurred
by the flow of the Krka river through limestone
surface
 includes the remains of an ancient aqueduct,
military camp Burnum, old Croatian medieval
fortress from the 14th century, Franciscan monastery
on the island of Visovac.

14. KRKA
 Possible
activities - participation in the old crafts.

15. THE PLITVICE LAKES
NP PLITVICA LAKES
 Was
declared a national park in 1949
 On the UNESCO list of World Natural
Heritage since 1979
 Croatian most known national park
 There are 16 little lakes connected with
waterfalls – the biggest is Prošćansko lake

16. THE PLITVICE LAKES

17. THE PLITVICE LAKES
 In
the park you can see nature preserved in original
state and learn a lot from information tables and
materials

18. THE KORNATI
NP KORNATI
 was
declared a national park in 1980
 Consists of 89 islands – which have
unusual forms and extraordinary relief
structure
 located in central Dalmatia, south
from Zadar and west from Šibenik

19. THE KORNATI
 The
first traces of human presence on the Kornati
islands date back to the Neolithic - the evidence is
the stone axe found in the field
 Arrival of Croats-13th century

20. THE KORNATI

21. MLJET
NP MLJET
 Was
declared a national park in 1960
 located in South Dalmatia, west from
Dubrovnik
 It is considered as most beautiful island in
the Adriatic sea because of diversity of
Mediterranean vegetation

22. MLJET
 Found
remains of
a Roman Villa
Rustica and
remains of
thermal baths
 Benedictine
Monastery of St.
Mary

23. MLJET

24. BRIJUNI
NP BRIJUNI
 founded
in 1983.
 2 larger and 12 smaller islands along west
coast of Istria, near town Pula
 Has preserved Mediterranean vegetation,
cultural heritage from Roman and
Byzantine time
 before was tourist destination of world
statesman and aristokracy – summer
residence of Josip Broz Tito

25. BRIJUNI
A
special attraction of Brijuni is a safari park located
on the northern edge of the Great Brijun in a
fenced area, and was formed in 1978.

26. BRIJUNI
 Possible
activities: hiking, biking, horseback riding,
electric cars, cruises, scuba diving, water sports and
recreation on the water, the underwater world, golf
and tennis.

27. Come and visit our
NATIONAL PARKS!
 There
you can also play some traditional
games.