National Park Sjeverni Velebit

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For other meanings, see: Velebit (disambiguation)

National Park Sjeverni Velebit, lit. Northern Velebit, is the youngest national park in Croatia. It was founded in 1999 and started work in September the same year.

It covers 109 km² of the northern section of the Velebit mountain, the largest mountain in Croatia, the whole of which is a nature park, a lesser category of nature conservation. Another national park on Velebit is the Paklenica on its southern side.

The special reservations Hajdučki kukovi and Rožanski kukovi are located in the center of the park. The peak Zavižan, 1676m, is also located within the park, and it carries the meteorological station with the highest altitude in Croatia.

[edit] External links

• Northern Velebit National Park
• National Park web site
• Velebit - Hribi.net (English)

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Coordinates: 44°41′35″N, 15°00′25″E