Bukovica, Croatia

Typical Bukovica landscape: Keglević family castle ruins near Mokro Polje in northeastern Bukovica

Bukovica is a geographical region in Croatia. It lies in northern Dalmatia, with Lika to the north, Kninska Krajina to the east, and Ravni Kotari to the southwest.^[1]

Geography

Bukovica is a small plateau region about 250 to 300 meters above sea level. The karst landscape covers most of the region up to the Zrmanja valley.

Bukovica covers a triangular area between the towns of Benkovac, Obrovac, and Knin. The region includes the municipalities of Jasenice, Ervenik, Kistanje, and Lišane Ostrovičke.

↑ Marjanac, Ljerka, and Tihomir Marjanac. "Glacial History of the Croatian Adriatic and Coastal Dinarides." Diss. University of Zagreb, 2004. Quaternary Glaciations: Extent and Chronology (2004): 19. Print.

Principal historical regions

Smaller regions

Croatia proper	Banovina Bilogora Croatian Littoral Gorski Kotar Kordun Krbava Kvarner Lika Međimurje Moslavina Pokuplje Prigorje Turopolje Vinodol Zagorje Žumberak
Dalmatia	Bukovica Kninska Krajina Konavle Kosinj Ravni Kotari Zagora
Slavonia	Cvelferija Požega Valley Spačva Syrmia Podunavlje
Other	Baranya Podravina Posavina

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