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Čikola
Čikola () is a river of in Dalmatia, southern Croatia. Description Čikola is in length, from Mirlović Polje to Krka at Nos Kalik, while its headwater Vrba that rises near Muć would add up to a combined length of about . Čikola river's springs is near the village Čavoglave, flows through the city of Drniš and then flows near village of Miljevci into the river of Krka which flows into the Adriatic Sea. The canyon contrasts with the nearby mountains of Moseća, Promina, and Svilaja. The canyon is 14 km long and 170 m deep in places. It ends 3 km from the lake part of the river, i.e. 6 km before the mouth. Due to the diversity of flora and fauna, and more underwater caves that can be easily entered in summer when the river is partly dry, and even the rich historical heritage, Čikola canyon gained the status of a protected area in 1965. In addition to its natural beauty, the Čikola canyon is known for its zipline, which stretches from 30 to 120 m above sea level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čikola River In Winter Morning - Panoramio
Čikola () is a river of in Dalmatia, southern Croatia. Description Čikola is in length, from Mirlović Polje to Krka at Nos Kalik, while its headwater Vrba that rises near Muć would add up to a combined length of about . Čikola river's springs is near the village Čavoglave, flows through the city of Drniš and then flows near village of Miljevci into the river of Krka which flows into the Adriatic Sea. The canyon contrasts with the nearby mountains of Moseća, Promina, and Svilaja. The canyon is 14 km long and 170 m deep in places. It ends 3 km from the lake part of the river, i.e. 6 km before the mouth. Due to the diversity of flora and fauna, and more underwater caves that can be easily entered in summer when the river is partly dry, and even the rich historical heritage, Čikola canyon gained the status of a protected area in 1965. In addition to its natural beauty, the Čikola canyon is known for its zipline, which stretches from 30 to 120 m above sea level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phoxinellus Dalmaticus
''Phoxinellus dalmaticus'', the Dalmatian minnow or Cikola minnow, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is found in Southeastern Europe, in the Western Balkans, where it is endemic to southern Croatia. Taxonomy ''Phoxinellus dalmaticus'' was first formally described in 2000 by Primož Zupančič and with its type locality given as the Čikola River at Kljake in Croatia. The genus ''Phoxineluus'' is classified within the subfamily Leuciscinae of the family Leuciscidae. Etymology ''Phoxinellus dalmaticus'' is classified in the genus ''Phoxinellus'', this name is a diminutive of ''Phoxinus'', the genus of the "true" Eurasian minnows. It is thought that Heckel may have coined this name due to the small size of ''P. alepidotus'' when compared to '' Cyprinus phoxinus''. The specific name, ''dalmaticus'', means "of Dalmatia", the region of southern Croatia where t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krka National Park
Krka National Park () is one of the Croatian national parks, named after the river Krka (Adriatic Sea), Krka (ancient Greek language, ancient Greek: ''Kyrikos'') that it encloses. It is located along the middle-lower course of the Krka (Adriatic Sea), Krka River in central Dalmatia, in Šibenik-Knin county, downstream Miljevci, Dalmatia, Miljevci area, and just a few kilometers northeast of the city of Šibenik. It was formed to protect the Krka River and is intended primarily for scientific, cultural, educational, recreational, and tourism activities. It is the seventh Protected areas of Croatia, national park in Croatia and was proclaimed a national park in 1985. Geography The Krka National Park is located entirely within the territory of Šibenik-Knin County and encompasses an area of 109 square kilometers along the Krka River: two kilometers downriver from Knin to Skradin and the lower part of the river Čikola. The Krka National Park is a spacious, largely unchanged region of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojna Čavoglave
"Bojna Čavoglave" (" Čavoglave Battalion", commonly referred to as just Čavoglave) is a war folk rock song by the Croatian rock singer Marko Perković. The song was composed during the Croatian War of Independence, becoming a popular wartime song. Production Marko Perković joined the Croatian National Guard as a volunteer, and was given a Thompson submachine gun, thus earning the nickname ''Thompson''. "Bojna Čavoglave" was the first song by Perković. The song was later republished by Perković's own band, Thompson. The song was originally released on New Year's Eve 1991. The video for the song was filmed during the Croatian War of Independence. The song was made to commemorate the soldiers fighting against the Yugoslav People's Army in the village of Čavoglave, which is the birthplace of Perković. Music video The music video of "Bojna Čavoglave" was filmed at the frontline, close to the village of Čavoglave. Controversy The first line of the song is "Za dom s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krka (Croatia)
The Krka () is a river in Croatia's Dalmatia region, known for its numerous waterfalls. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It was known in ancient Greek as ''Kyrikos'', or maybe also as ''Catarbates'' (literally "steeply falling") by the ancient Greeks, it was known to the ancient Romans as ''Titius'', ''Corcoras'', or ''Korkoras''. Course The river has its source near the border of Croatia with Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the foot of the Dinara mountain. After meandering through the Krčić canyon, it enters the karst valley of Knin through the Krčić waterfall of . At the foot of the second, called the Topoljski waterfall, of these is a spring in a cave with of passage. The river then flows through the valley, where it is fed by the Kosovčica on the left and the Orašnica and the Butižnica on the right, passing the Fortress of Knin between the last two on the way, and into the main canyon. What follows belongs to the Krka National Park. The first waterfall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čavoglave
Čavoglave is a village in Dalmatian Hinterland, Croatia with a population of 190.Čavoglave pristupljeno 14. studenoga 2020. It is part of the Ružić municipality of the , in the of . It is located between the mountains Svilaja and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telestes Turskyi
''Telestes turskyi'', Tursky's dace, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is endemic to Buško Lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Čikola, a tributary of the Krka River, in Croatia. This species was thought to be extinct, but was rediscovered in May 2002 by J. Freyhof and N. Bogutskaya. Its habitat continues to decline due to water extraction and drought. See also * Lazarus taxon In paleontology, a Lazarus taxon (plural ''taxa'') is a taxon that disappears for one or more periods from the fossil record, only to appear again either in later fossil records, or as actual living organisms, and often in isolated, obscure, ... References * {{Taxonbar, from=Q573032 turskyi Taxa named by Johann Jakob Heckel Fish described in 1843 Endemic fauna of the Balkans Freshwater fish of Europe Endemic fish of the Neretva basin Fish of Bosnia and Herzegovina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miljevci, Dalmatia
Miljevci or Miljevci plateau is a small region in Šibenik-Knin County in Croatia that includes seven villages. The plateau has an area of over 100 square kilometers and is located between the rivers of Krka, Čikola and mountain Promina. Miljevci is only a few kilometers from the town of Drniš in the east, and across the Visovac Monastery in the west. The majority of the population are Croats. The villages of Miljevci have a total population of 1,096 (census 2011): * Bogatić (population 94) * Brištane (population 174) * Drinovci (population 164) * Kaočine (population 203) * Karalić (population 108) * Ključ (population 162) * Širitovci (population 191) See also *Drniš Drniš is a town in the Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. Located in the Dalmatian Hinterland, it is about halfway between Šibenik and Knin. History The name Drniš was mentioned for the first time in a contract dated March 8, 1494. However, the ... * Miljevci plateau incident References Geography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Croatia ...
This is a list of rivers in Croatia. Rivers longer than 50 km in Croatia Rivers shorter than 50 km in Croatia See also * Geography of Croatia Sources * * * * {{List of rivers of Europe * Croatia Rivers A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirlović Polje
Mirlović Polje is a village in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze .... The settlement is administered as a part of Ružić municipality. In the 2011 census, it had a total of 170 inhabitants. References Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County {{ŠibenikKnin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosquitofish
The western mosquitofish (''Gambusia affinis'') is a North American freshwater poeciliid fish, also known commonly, if ambiguously, as simply mosquitofish or by its generic name, ''Gambusia'', or by the common name gambezi. Its sister species, the eastern mosquitofish (''Gambusia holbrooki'') is also referred to by these names. Mosquitofish are small in comparison to many other freshwater fish, with females reaching a maximum length of and males a maximum length of . The female can be distinguished from the male by her larger size and a gravid spot at the posterior of her abdomen. The name "mosquitofish" was given because the fish eats mosquito larvae, and has been used more than any other fishes for the biological control of mosquitoes. Gambusia typically eat zooplankton, beetles, mayflies, caddisflies, mites, and other invertebrates; mosquito larvae make up only a small portion of their diet. Mosquitofish were introduced directly into ecosystems in many parts of the world ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's Administrative divisions of Croatia, primary subdivisions, with Counties of Croatia, twenty counties. Other major urban centers include Split, Croatia, Split, Rijeka and Osijek. The country spans , and has a population of nearly 3.9 million. The Croats arrived in modern-day Croatia, then part of Illyria, Roman Illyria, in the late 6th century. By the 7th century, they had organized the territory into Duchy of Croatia, two duchies. Croatia was first internationally recognized as independent on 7 June 879 during the reign of Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir. Tomislav of Croatia, Tomis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
