Paklenica

The Paklenica karst river canyon is one of the Croatian national parks. It is located at in northern Dalmatia, at the southern slopes of Velebit mountain, not far from Zadar.

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It has two canyons: Mala (Small) and Velika (Big) Paklenica. Today there is no water flowing throughout Mala Paklenica.

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Near the entrance into the Velika Paklenica there is an artifical basement/cave complex that had been built for Josip Broz Tito during the tension between Yugoslavia and the USSR in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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The Paklenica park includes the Ani?a Kuk, the biggest rock in Croatia at 712 m. Paklenica is also well known for the rock-climbing throughout the whole year.

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Manita pe? (or sometimes called Mahnita pe?) is a very interesting cave in the northern part of the park.

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Vaganski vrh, the highest peak of Velebit at 1757 m, is located within the borders of the national park, and also is the peak Sveto brdo (Holy mountain) - 1753m. From the Sveto brdo there is the beautiful view of the southern slopes, as this is the last really high peak at Velebit. At the top, there is a cross. Today there is a dispute in the Croatian Mountaineering Association with question is that the right way to mark mountain peaks.

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