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 Birds Area - IBA).
^"Lonjsko Polje Nature Park". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
LonjskoPolje (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...
amount of natural resources. It also home to part of the nature park LonjskoPolje, a wetland which is currently under consideration to become a UNESCO...
became infected. In July 2022, dozens of cattle in a nature park in LonjskoPolje, a flood plain by the Sava river, died of anthrax and 6 people have...
Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2017. "LonjskoPolje". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 23 June...
(Tabanidae) a contribution to the knowledge about the biodiversity of LonjskoPolje/. Bulletin S.R.B.E./K.B.V.E. 135, 209-213. Krčmar S. et al. (2005)....
parallel to the Sava for the rest of its course, and the nature park Lonjskopolje, a protected area, covers the remainder of the Lonja river basin. Near...
of Croatia. Central Croatia has some natural highlights, such as the LonjskoPolje Nature Park. The southwest area is known for its forests and wilderness...
included in the Ramsar list of internationally important wetlands: LonjskoPolje along the Sava and Lonja rivers near Sisak, Kopački Rit at the confluence...
and Posavina. Sisak is the starting point for sightseeing tours into LonjskoPolje (Field of Lonja river) nature park. The local football club is HNK Segesta...
nature park protection are the following regions: Biokovo Kopački rit Lonjskopolje Medvednica Papuk Telašćica Učka Velebit Vransko jezero Žumberak-Samoborsko...
list of internationally important wetlands are located in the region—LonjskoPolje along the Sava and Lonja rivers near Sisak, and Crna Mlaka near Jastrebarsko...
Name Area (ha) Area (acre) Crna Mlaka Fishponds 756 1,870 LonjskoPolje Nature Park 51,218 126,560 Nature Park Kopacki rit 23,126.3 57,146 Neretva River...
and Herzegovina (Livanjsko Polje: Livno Karst field) Bulgaria (Belene Islands Complex) Croatia (Lonjskopolje and Mokro polje including Krapje Dol) Cyprus...
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