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Guide - Krka |
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In waterless crass there is a special phenomenon, river Krka. 72 km long river has found its way through thirsty ground creating a carpet of algae. Part of this river and area are proclaimed national park for its enormous natural, scientific and cultural value in 1985.
River Krka attracts with unique beauty of its great canyon and cascades, beauty of its spring, marvelous plaster creations, waterfalls and lakes, green valleys and woods. Man gave his contribution to the value of the river by building sacral monuments and monasteries, forts and power plants leaving monuments of cultural, historical and ethnographic value in the landscape.
Climate along shores of Krka changes from spring to estuary. It is continental at the beginning; sub Mediterranean in the middle, and Mediterranean in the end. River Krka comes from mountain of Dinara in the east part of Knin benith 20 m high waterfalls of Topoljski slap or Veliki buk. Goes straight through the fields of Knin, lowland of Kistanje and Drnis, goes through picturesque canyon with magnificent plaster cascades, enters Prukljan Lake near Skradin and goes to the Šibenik channel and then straight to the sea.
Beside many smaller cascades Krka also has eight bigger waterfalls; two of them are the most beautiful - Roski slap and Skradinski buk, in the national park. Both are very attractive for visitors and nature admirers for its beauty and magnificent landscapes.
Visitors of national park have a possibility to experience unique beauty of nature and plenty cultural monuments in a couple of hours of boat trip on Visovac Lake.Visovac Lake is on river Krka in the centre of national park and has a small island with Franciscan monastery. It was built in 1445. Rich cultural and historical heritage of the convent is exposed in the museum has original historic documents, rare incunabula and other object of historic, artistic and ethnographic value.
Upstream from Visovac the lake goes narrow and the river is flowing faster.
The magnificent canyon begins here. Aproximately one km upstream, there is a Roski slap, one of the most beautiful places in NP Krka. It has twelve waterfalls, and the highest is 15 m. The whole complex is 400 m long and 26 m high. Boat rip under the cascades and waterfalls is a special event for the noise of the water and water curtain. |
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Obala P. Živkovića 54, 22215 Zaton (Šibenik), tel: +385 (0)22 485-504; tel/fax: +385 (0)22 485-021