Croatia
Lika-Senj County
Municipality of Plitvička Jezera

Željava

Željava is a village in the municipality, , . It is located between and the border with .
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  • Type: Village with 38 residents
  • Description: settlement in the Municipality of Plitvička Jezera, Lika-Senj County, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Zeljava”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Željava Air Base.

Military installation
Photo: Zlatko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, situated on the border between and under the Gola Plješevica mountain, near the city of , was the largest underground hangar and military air base in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and one of the largest in Europe. is situated 3½ km southeast of Željava.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ličko Petrovo Selo and Zaklopača.

Village
is a village in Lika, . It is located near the Plitvice Lakes. It is connected by the D1 highway. East of the village, the D217 ends at the border crossing with . is situated 2½ km northwest of Željava.

Village
is a in . It is connected by the D504 highway. It was the site of a mass murder of 57 Bosniak citizens in 1992. is situated 3½ km northwest of Željava.

Village
is a in the municipality of , Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located close to the Croatian border. is situated 4 km northeast of Željava.

Željava

Latitude
44.86179° or 44° 51′ 43″ north
Longitude
15.73202° or 15° 43′ 55″ east
Population
38
Elevation
339 metres (1,112 feet)
Open location code
8FPQVP6J+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2029184702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3186593
Wiki­data ID
Q3447314
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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Željava” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Željava”
  • Croatian: “Željava”
  • Dutch: “Željava”
  • Hungarian: “Željava”
  • Polish: “Željava”
  • Serbian: “Željava”
  • Serbian: “Жељава”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Željava”
  • Slovenian: “Željava”
  • Spanish: “Željava”
  • Ukrainian: “Желява (Плитвицька Єзера)”
  • Ukrainian: “Желява”

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