Lonjsko Polje

Lonjsko Polje
Horses at Lonjsko Polje
Type	Public
Coordinates	45°25′N 16°38′E / 45.42°N 16.64°E / 45.42; 16.64
Area	505.6 square kilometres (195.2 sq mi)
Status	Open year round
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Lonjsko Polje Nature Park
Designated	18 January 1993
Reference no.	584[1]

Lonjsko Polje (English: Lonja Field) is the largest protected wetland in both Croatia and the entire Danube basin. It covers an area of 505.6 square kilometres (195.2 sq mi), extending along the river Sava from the areas east of Sisak, the lower course of the river Lonja for which it is named, to the areas west of Nova Gradiška, along the course of the river Veliki Strug.

The area of Lonjsko Polje is designated a nature park (park prirode), a kind of protected area in Croatia. The institution was established in 1998, and it is based in the village of Jasenovac.

According to the criteria of the Birds Directive of the European Union, the park is an important habitat for birds (Important Bird Area - IBA).