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Drina National Park
Drina National Park is the fourth national park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the third in Republika Srpska. It was founded in 2017. The nearest town is Srebrenica. It is located on the other side of the Drina in relation to Tara National Park in Serbia. Geomorphology Geomorphological specifics are related to the chine — canyon valley of the Drina river and its tributaries. The gorge — canyon valley of the Drina is most pronounced at the mouth Crni Potok, where the maximum depth of the canyon is 976 meters. Crni potok has a spring at more than 1,100 meters above sea level and after only 6 km of flow to the mouth of the Drina overcomes a fall of more than 800 meters. Biodiversity Plant species characteristic of the Drina National Park are Serbian spruce ('' Picea omorika''), endemic species of brown knapweed ('' Centaurea jacea''), which with '' Edraianthus jugoslavicus'', '' Daphne malyana'' and ' builds communities of endemic character. Particularly important ani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srebrenica
Srebrenica ( sr-cyrl, Сребреница, ) is a town and municipality located in the easternmost part of Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a small mountain town, with its main industry being Salt mine, salt mining and a nearby Thermal bath, spa. As of 2013, the town has a population of 2,607 inhabitants, while the municipality has 13,409 inhabitants. During the Bosnian War in 1995, Srebrenica was the site of a Srebrenica massacre, massacre of more than 8,000 Bosniaks, Bosniak men and boys, which was subsequently designated as an act of genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, ICTY and the International Court of Justice. History Roman era Illyrians inhabited Srebrenica and mined the silver in a nearby mine. Silver was also the main reason behind the Roman invasion of the area. During the Roman Empire, Roman times, there was a settlement of Domavia, known to have been near a mine. Silver ore from there was moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
