Sutjeska National Park

Sutjeska National Park
Map showing the location of Sutjeska National Park
Map showing the location of Sutjeska National Park
LocationBosnia and Herzegovina
Nearest cityFoča
Coordinates43°20′N 18°41′E / 43.333°N 18.683°E / 43.333; 18.683
Area160.52 km2 (61.98 sq mi)[1]
Established1962

The Sutjeska National Park (Serbo-Croatian: Nacionalni park Sutjeska, Национални парк Сутјеска, pronounced [sûtjɛska]) is a national park located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Established in 1962, it is Bosnia and Herzegovina's oldest national park. It includes the country's highest peak of Maglić, at over 2,386 metres (7,828 ft), on the border with Montenegro. The Montenegrin part of Maglić massif in the park has also formed the Trnovačko Jezero (Trnovačko Lake). The Strict Nature Reserve "Perućica", one of the last two remaining primeval forests in Europe, is part of the park.[2][3][4][5] The park is also famous as being the location of the Battle of the Sutjeska in 1943 during World War II. It is an affiliated member of EUROPARC Federation.

  1. ^ Sutjeska Protected Planet
  2. ^ "Towards the Network of Mountain Protected Areas in the Balkans and the Dinaric Arc" (PDF). ENVISEC Environment and Security and UNEP. pp. 28–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  3. ^ "World Bank Project Brief on a proposed Grant from the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund in the Amount of Usd 3.4 million to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina for a Forest And Mountain Protected Areas Project". Scribd.com. 2 May 2006. pp. 28, 34. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  4. ^ "National Parks". The Sutjeska National Park. Consul General of BiH in Chicago. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Maglić / Bioč / Volujak / Trnovački Durmitor / Vlasulja". summitpost.org. Retrieved 11 July 2011.