Kozara National Park
| Kozara National Park | |
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| Location |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Nearest city | Prijedor |
| Coordinates | 45°00′30″N 16°53′30″E / 45.00833°N 16.89167°E |
| Area | 39.08 km2 (15.09 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 6 April 1967[2] |
| Governing body | http://www.npkozara.com/ |
Kozara National Park (
Sana and Vrbas, in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. These 33.75 square kilometers of dense forest and hilly meadows have earned the nickname 'Green Beauty of Krajina
'.
The Kozara Marathon, also known as Kozara Ultra Trail is held in the stunning Kozara National Park, offers a thrilling and challenging experience for both seasoned and less experienced trail runners.The park is also the site for Kozara Grand Prix, a mountain bike race that takes place in the wilderness of the park. The race is part of the Union Cycliste Internationale calendar.[3]
.A smaller part of the park is designated for nature lovers.
biking and herb picking are among the many activities in Kozara.[4]
Partisans intimate knowledge of Bosnia's rough terrain gave them an advantage over the newly occupying Nazi Germans
.
See also
- List of mountains in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- List of national parks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
- Protected Planet
- ^ "Sluzbene stranice Nacionalni park Kozara". 6 June 2023.
- ^ Linkon, FD. "Kozara National Park: Blend of Deep Green Forestry". www.tourola.eu. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "ТОРС". www.tors.rs.sr. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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