Paklenica

The Paklenica karst river canyon is one of the Croatian national parks. It is located at {{coor dm|44|22|N|15|26|E|}} in northern Dalmatia, at the southern slopes of Velebit mountain, not far from Zadar.

Related Topics:
Karst - Canyon - Croatia - National park - Dalmatia - Velebit - 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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