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Nacionalni park Krka

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Added on 11 Sep 2014,

last edited by »biroto-Redaktion« on 12 Sep 2014

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Name and address

Nacionalni park Krka

Naselje BB

HR-22221 Gradina

GEO-data

Geodetic coordinates

43.796902 15.968133

Elevation

174 m

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National park Krka
National park Krka
National park Krka, Visovac Island
National park Krka, Visovac Island
Krka river - Skradinski buk waterfalls
Krka river - Skradinski buk waterfalls

Krka National Park (Croatian Wikipedia Icon: Nacionalni park Krka) is one of the Croatian Wikipedia Icon national parks Wikipedia Icon, named after the river Krka Wikipedia Icon that it encloses. It is located along the middle-lower course of the Krka River Wikipedia Icon in central Dalmatia Wikipedia Icon, in Šibenik-Knin county, downstream Miljevci Wikipedia Icon area, and just a few kilometers northeast of the city of Šibenik Wikipedia Icon. It was formed to protect the Krka River and is intended primarily for scientific, cultural, educational, recreational, and tourism activities. It is the seventh national park Wikipedia Icon in Croatia and was proclaimed a national park in 1985.

When you are at the Krka National Park there are several places of interest. The attractions and facilities available are various footpaths, sightseeing tours and presentations, boat trips, souvenir shops, a museum, and restaurants. There are also several archeological remains of unpreserved fortresses in the park's vicinity dating back to as far as the Roman times. They are Čučevo, Nečven Wikipedia Icon, Bogočin, Ključica and Burnum Wikipedia Icon.

Skradinski buk

Skradinski buk is one of the most attractive parts of the park. It is a massive, clear, natural pool with high waterfalls at one end and cascades at the other, located in the Krka National Park in Croatia. It is the lowest of the three sets of waterfalls formed along the Krka Wikipedia Icon river. In an area 400 m in length and 100 m in width there are 17 waterfalls and the total difference in height between the first and the last falls is 47.7 m. Due to the wealth and variety of geomorphological forms, vegetation, and the various effects caused by the play of light on the whirlpools, Skradinski buk is considered to be one of the most beautiful calcium carbonate waterfalls in Europe.

The rate of flow is 43 m3 a second in winter, 18 m3 in summer, with an average of 55 cubic metres a second flowing down Skradinski buk annually. It is the largest travertine cascade system in Europe.

Roški Slap

Roški Slap, located near Miljevci Wikipedia Icon, is the second most popular attraction of the Krka National Park in terms of numbers of visitors. These cascades can be visited throughout the year. The most attractive way to reach Roški Slap is to take one of the excursion boats operated by the Krka National Park, although the falls can also be reached with a public road.

Visovac

Inside the park is the island of Visovac which was founded during the reign of Louis I of Hungary, home to the Roman Catholic Visovac Monastery Wikipedia Icon founded by the Franciscans in 1445 near Miljevci Wikipedia Icon village. The park also includes the Eastern Orthodox Wikipedia Icon Monastery Krka Wikipedia Icon founded in 1345. The island can be visited by a boat tour from Skradinski buk.

The Krka monastery is a spiritual center of the Orthodox Dalmatian Eparchy (Diocese), which has its see in Šibenik. It was first mentioned in written documents in the year 1402 as the pious endowment of Jelena Šubić, the sister of Emperor Dušan. The monastery was built and rebuilt until the late 18th century.

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Wikipedia contributors, 'Krka National Park', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 11 August 2014, 01:17 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Krka_National_Park&oldid=620708551> [accessed 11 September 2014]

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Hours of opening:

From 8:00 am to 8:00 pm

Nearby cycle routes and tours

Route nameTypeDist. to route

Nacionalna ruta 1

Route

1,1 km

Croatia 2.5 Weeks Tour

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1,1 km

Dubrovnik - EV8 - CAAR - Munich

Tour

1,1 km

Added on 11 Sep 2014,

last edited by »biroto-Redaktion« on 12 Sep 2014