Perućica
Sign in to savePerućica () is one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe. It is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the border with Montenegro. It is part of the Sutjeska National Park.
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The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Environment of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Geography of Republika Srpska and Old-growth forests.
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Key facts
- Protected area.name
- Perućica
- Protected area.iucn_category
- Ia
- Protected area.image
- Np sutjeska prasuma perucica vodopad skakavac.JPG
- Protected area.image_caption
- Perućica Forest Reserve
- Protected area.map
- Bosnia
- Protected area.relief
- 1
- Protected area.location
- Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Protected area.established
- 1962
- Protected area.visitation_num
- Open all year
- Protected area.visitation_year
- Open all year
- Protected area.mapframe
- yes
- Protected area.mapframe zoom
- 10
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- protected area
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Image
- Perucica.jpg
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- Perućica
- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- native label
- Perućica
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Perućica () is one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe. It is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the border with Montenegro. It is part of the Sutjeska National Park.
The Perućica Forest Reserve is long, wide, and has an area of . It is a UNESCO recognized site. The forest has many trees that are 300 years old, and the primeval forest's vintage is stated to be 20,000 years. In some stretches the forest growth is almost impenetrable, and the forest can only be explored in the company of rangers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Perućica” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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3 mapped locations