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Papuk Nature Park, Slavonia, Croatia

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On April 23, 1999, the House of Representatives of the Croatian Parliament has brought a decision about proclamation of Nature Park Papuk. The important reason for proclaiming Nature Park Papuk is due to the preserved characteristics of live and still nature, typical for the central Slavonia. It is beyond the doubt that it is about the wide natural and partially cultivated area with emphasis on the aesthetically, ecological, educational, cultural, historical, tourist and recreational values.

The Park of Nature is first of all a scientific, cultural and educational institution, set up to preserve natural conditions and characteristics, and to introduce wide population with the laws of nature.

Because of diversity and heterogeneousness of flora and fauna of this area, the adequate protection is required, whose basis must be first of all based on scientific cognitions.

The proclamation of Nature Park Papuk would allow the more efficient protection of rare and endangered plants and animals.

The Park of Nature Papuk is opened throughout the year for all visitors. The area of Park is characteristic for the beautiful forest landscapes. There are numerous places one can visit and find out more about them, and each visitor can find something for him/her self: geological specificities, botanically interested areas, historical buildings, and archaeological findings. The visit to the Park offers a lot more then the common field trip. Regardless of the interest one has, there would be always something new and exciting that waits to be discovered.

Jankovac - one of the most beautiful highland valleys in the northern hill-side of Papuk, surrounded by the beech-tree forest. This is a well known mountain weekend/holiday resort, due to the exceptional scenery, proclaimed as protected park-forest in 1955. 

Rupnica - an unique natural locality proclaimed the first protected geological natural monument in Croatia (14.10.1948). Characteristic of Rupnica is specific columnar jointing on eruptive rocks.

Sekulina?ke planine - protected as a Special forest reservation in 1966. The Papuk's primeval forest of beech and fir tree represents oasis of the untouched nature.

Ružica grad - an old town settled nearby Orahovica. It is one of the largest middle-age forts in Croatia. The fort is mentioned as a royal property since 1357.

Pliš - Mališ?ak - locality on the south side of Papuk nearby Velika with a very interesting flora. On the Pliš-Mališ?ak there are majority of protected plant species in Papuk.

Archaeological finding place ?emernica - Gradci - principality residence and necropolis from old iron ages above Kaptol. It is old between 650 and 550 year BC.