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((Infobox Historic Site
| name = Risnjak National Park
| native_name = Nacionalni park Risnjak
| native_language = Croatian
| image = Nacionalni park Risnjak (Berghutte unterhalb des Gipfels des Risnak).jpg
| caption = Hut below the summit of Risnjak in the National Park
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| location = [[Primorje-Gorski Kotar County]], ((CRO))
| area = 63.5 km<sup>2</sup>
| elevation = 100
| visitation_num = 1000
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'''Risnjak National Park''' (((lang-hr|Nacionalni park Risnjak))) is a [[national park]] in [[Croatia]]. It is located in [[Gorski Kotar]], the most mountainous and heavily forested region of the country, about 15&nbsp;km inland from the [[Adriatic Sea]]. The park covers an area of 63.5 square kilometers including the central part of [[Risnjak]] and [[Snežnik (plateau)|Snježnik]] massif and the source area of the [[river]] [[Kupa River|Kupa]]. The [[Business administration|administration]] and [[visitor center]] of the park are located in [[Crni Lug, Croatia|Crni Lug]], a village on the eastern edge of the park.

==Etymology==

The name of the massif probably comes from the Croatian word for the [[lynx]], ''ris''. Another interpretation suggests that it comes from the local word ''risje'', which is a name for a type of grass.

==History==

The first recorded scientific visit was made in 1825 by the [[Budapest]] botanist [[Joseph Standler]]. Many other botanists visited subsequently. The most prominent 19th century explorer of Risnjak was the botanist [[Josip Schlosser]] who wrote numerous publications about Risnjak and its [[flora (plants)|flora]]. The first organized [[mountaineering]] visit was mounted by the [[Rijeka]] alpine club, and the first [[Mountain hut|mountain refuge]] in the area was built in 1932.

In 1949 botanist [[Ivo Horvat]] suggested for the first time that the area around Risnjak should be protected. On his advice, the parliament of the then [[Socialist Republic of Croatia]] declared 36.00&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> around Risnjak to be a national park. In 1956 the area of the park was reduced to 30.14&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, of which 21.06&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> were put under stricter protection. Finally, in 1997, the Croatian parliament voted to enlarge of the park to its current size. The areas of Snježnik and Kupa source were added to the park but also for the first time inhabited areas of villages of Razloge, Razloški okrug and Krašćevica.

((Wide image|Risnjak summit panoramic.jpg|1050px|Panoramic of the Risnjak National Park))

==Geography==

The park is entirely in [[Primorje-Gorski Kotar county]], and is divided between the city of [[Čabar]], the city of [[Delnice]] and the municipality of [[Jelenje]]. The highest point of the park is [[Veliki Risnjak]] (1528 m) and the lowest is the area around the source of the Kupa (313 m). The massif is located on the northern part of the [[Dinaric Alps]], and marks the [[water divide|divide]] between the Adriatic and [[Black Sea]] [[drainage basin|watershed]]s.

Like most of the Dinaric Alps, the park is dominated by [[limestone]] and [[Dolomite (rock)|dolomite]] rocks and shows major [[karst]] features: ponikve, karren on bare rocks, rock falls, swallow holes, caves and so on. Because the limestone is very [[porous]] there are few surface flows of water.

===Climate===

Although Risnjak is of only a modest altitude, it is nevertheless a very significant climatic and vegetational barrier between coastal and continental parts of Croatia. Adriatic and continental weather patterns collide here and play a significant role in determining the park's climate. It has pleasantly warm summers and an average temperature of up to 22&nbsp;°C; springs and autumns are rainy, and the winter is long and snowy. The average year-round temperature at the Risnjak mountain lodge is 2.5&nbsp;°C with an annual rainfall of 3600&nbsp;mm, which is amongst the highest in the country, and an average [[snow]] depth of between 122 and 448&nbsp;cm.

Areas within the park called ''ponikvas'' experience a [[microclimate]] where, because of [[temperature inversion]]s, the lower regions are colder than those at higher altitudes. In ponikvas the winter snow lasts much longer than elsewhere.
[[File:View to the Schlosser lodge from the Veliki Risnjak.jpg|thumb|250px|right|View to the Schlosser lodge from the Veliki Risnjak.]]

===Flora===

Although the park occupies only a relatively small area, very diverse types of flora can be found. It marks the point where the coastal and continental vegetation zones meet, as well as combining the Dinaric and Alpine zones. This produces great floral variety across the multiple [[ecotone]]s found in the park.

Most of the park is covered by a mixture of [[beech]] and [[fir]] trees growing on limestone and dolomite. Numerous variations characterised by local microclimates and types of [[soil]] can also be found. Here one can find single [[tree]]s of [[sycamore maple]], [[elm]], [[Ash tree|ash]], and sometimes some [[Taxus baccata|yew]]. The beech and fir forest gradually gives way to another large forest zone - the [[subalpine]] beech forest with lettuce grass, which grows in areas of the park at heights of between 1200 m and 1400 m above sea level.

The upper border of this ecotone is marked by impenetrable [[underbrush]] in form of [[shrub]]s creating a unique ecosystem, which has been termed the ''Fagelatum croaticum subalpinum fruticosu''. Above the subalpine beech forest there grows the last, highest forest ecosystem - crooked shrubby [[pine]].

The rocky peak of Risnjak is characterised by some especially interesting flora. The peak is home to a variety of rare and sometimes endangered species such as the [[edelweiss]], [[black vanilla orchid]], [[mountain milfoil]], [[alpine yellow violet]], [[livelong saxifrage]], [[alpine snowbell]], [[Dryas octopetala|mountain avens]] and hairy [[alpine rose]].

===Fauna===

The [[fauna (animals)|fauna]] is just as diverse as the flora. The park is home to [[mammals]] such as the [[brown bear]], [[red deer]], [[roe deer]], [[chamois]], [[wild boar]], [[wolf]], [[pine marten]], [[stone marten]], [[badger]], [[weasel]], [[squirrel]] and [[dormouse]]. The most important animal used to be the [[lynx]], after which Risnjak got its name. The lynx was exterminated during the 19th century but returned to Risnjak three decades ago, after a successful reintroduction project in neighboring Slovenia. There are also numerous bird species living in Risnjak: [[capercaillie]], [[hazel grouse]], [[northern goshawk|goshawk]], [[eagle owl]] and several [[woodpecker]] species, amongst others. A number of amphibians and reptiles, as well as various [[insect]] and [[snail]] taxa can also be found.

==Places of interest==

Due to its closeness to major [[road]] connections (motorway Zagreb - Rijeka) and  vicinity of major tourist centers on the coastline it is most visited National Park in Croatia.

===Risnjak===
[[Image:Razloge, Risnjak.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Risnjak Landscape.]]
[[File:IMG 20180713 163857(fixed).jpg|thumb|250px|right|Source of [[Kupa]].]]
Veliki Risnjak is the highest [[mountain|peak]] in the park and the second in Gorski kotar next to Bjelolasica. On its southern slope is located the mountain lodge called Šloserov dom, built by Josip Schlosser. The peak can be reached only on foot, from Crni Lug (3 h) or from an unpaved road beginning in Gornje Jelenje (1h).

===Snježnik===

Snježnik is the second highest peak in the park at 1506 m.<ref name="dzs-yb2k9-geo">((cite web | url = http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/ljetopis/2009/PDF/01-bind.pdf | title = Geographical and meteorological data | publisher = [[Croatian Bureau of Statistics]] | work = Statistical Yearbook | year = 2009 | accessdate = 2011-09-19))</ref> Its name comes from the word for snow - snijeg. The mountain should not be confused with [[Snežnik]], a limestone plateau 20&nbsp;km to the north-west in Slovenia. On its grassy peak is located a mountain lodge called Albaharijev dom. It is about 1.5 hours' walk from the ski resort of [[Platak]]; this has made it the most common place for tour [[skiing]] in Croatia.

===Guslica===

Guslica is a peak about an hour's walk from Snježnik, with an altitude of 1490 m. It is the site of an abandoned [[Yugoslav People's Army]] complex. Since the army left in 1991 the whole place was left to rot, giving it something of the appearance of a [[ghost town]]. There have been proposals to renovate the complex to create a mountain refuge, but these have not come to fruition.

===Educational path Leska===

This path was created by the park administration 1993. It is a circular walk 4.5&nbsp;km long, beginning and ending at the visitor center in Crni Lug. The path passes through areas of different vegetation and through many different karstic features.

===Source of Kupa===

The river [[Kupa]] has its source at the park's lowest point, in an oval pond some 50 m wide. Numerous expeditions have attempted to determine the pond's depth. Results thus far show that the water springs from two separate channels; the narrower channel is 86 m deep while the wider channel is 57 m. The source can be reached by half an hour's walk from the village of Razloge.

== See also ==

* [[Kupa|Kupa river]]
* [[Primorje-Gorski Kotar County|Primorje-Gorski Kotar county]]
* [[Crni Lug, Croatia|Crni Lug]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
((Commons category|Risnjak))
*[http://www.risnjak.hr/ Park's official site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110721095348/http://croatia.aventin.hr/croatia/risnjak.htm Risnjak National Park]
*[http://www.seoski-turizam.net/public_html/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=275&Itemid=153&lang=HR Crni Lug source of Kupa pictures]
*[http://np-risnjak.hr/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Np-Risnjak-HR-lowres-mapa.pdf Plan upravljanja Nacionalnog parka Risnjak] ((in lang|hr))

((National parks of Croatia))

((Authority control))
[[Category:National parks of Croatia]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County]]
[[Category:Forests of Croatia]]
[[Category:Gorski Kotar]]

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