Bosnien und Herzegowina

Naturwunder in Bosnien und Herzegowina

Natural Wonders of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s landscape is defined by its karst topography and diverse ecosystems. This collection features the Kravica Waterfall’s tufa cascades on the Trebižat River and Vjetrenica, the world’s most biodiverse cave. High-altitude highlights include the glacial Prokoško Lake on Vranica Mountain and the 100-kilometer-long Dinara range. The list also includes the indented shores of the man-made Ramsko Lake and the Hutovo Blato nature reserve, a major Mediterranean bird sanctuary and wetland habitat.

Natural Wonders of Bosnia and Herzegovina — Karte

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Kravica Waterfall

Kravica Waterfall is a large tufa cascade on the Trebižat River, in the karstic heartland of Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Igor Trklja / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Vjetrenica Cave

Vjetrenica is the largest cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the most biodiverse cave in the world.

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Natural Monument Prokoško Lake

Glacial lake situated 1,636 meters above sea level on Vranica Mountain. It is a habitat for the endemic Triton salamander and is surrounded by traditional wooden shepherd huts, or "katuni," reflecting centuries-old mountain pastoral life.

Anto / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Ramsko lake

Ramsko lake is an artificial lake, located in municipality of Prozor-Rama, in the vicinity of eponymous town, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Martin Brož / CC BY 3.0

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Dinara

Dinara is a 100 kilometres long mountain range in the Dinaric Alps, located on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.

Prof saxx / CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nature park Hutovo Blato

Hutovo Blato is a nature reserve and bird reserve located in Bosnia and Herzegovina.