Balkans
Croatia
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

Risnjak National Park

Risnjak National Park is a in . It is located in , the most mountainous and heavily forested region of the country, about 15 km inland from the Adriatic Sea.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: national park in Croatia
  • Also known as: “Risnjak”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Risnjak and Snježnik.

Peak
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is a mountain in the National Park, in , . It belongs to the Dinaric Alps mountain range. The name of the massif probably comes from ris, the Croatian word for lynx.

Peak
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is a peak, which is situated 3 km west of Risnjak National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bela Vodica and Zelin Crnoluški.

Village
is a settlement in the City of in . In 2021, its population was 28. is situated 6 km east of Risnjak National Park.

Hamlet
is a settlement in the City of in . In 2021, its population was 0. is situated 6 km southeast of Risnjak National Park.

Village
is a settlement in the City of in . In 2021, its population was 40. is situated 6 km east of Risnjak National Park.

Risnjak National Park

Latitude
45.4321° or 45° 25′ 56″ north
Longitude
14.622° or 14° 37′ 19″ east
Elevation
1,440 metres (4,724 feet)
Open location code
8FQPCJJC+RR
Geo­Names ID
7874355
Wiki­data ID
Q631183
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Satellite Map

Discover Risnjak National Park from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Risnjak National Park” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Risnjak Parke Nazionala”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalni park Risnjak”
  • Bulgarian: “Рисняк”
  • Catalan: “Parc nacional de Risnjak”
  • Cebuano: “Risnjak National Park”
  • Chinese: “里斯尼亞克國家公園”
  • Croatian: “Nacionalni park Risnjak”
  • Croatian: “NP Risnjak”
  • Croatian: “Risnjak”
  • Czech: “Nacionalni park Risnjak”
  • Czech: “Národní park Risnjak”
  • Danish: “Risnjak Nationalpark”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Park Risnjak”
  • Dutch: “Risnjak National Park”
  • Finnish: “Risnjakin kansallispuisto”
  • French: “parc national de Risnjak”
  • French: “Parc national de Risnjak”
  • German: “Nationalpark Risnjak”
  • German: “Risnjak”
  • Hungarian: “Risnjak Nemzeti Park”
  • Italian: “Parco nazionale del Risnjak”
  • Italian: “parco nazionale di Risnjak”
  • Persian: “پارک ملی رینجک”
  • Polish: “Park Narodowy Risnjak”
  • Romanian: “Nacionalni park Risnjak”
  • Russian: “Рисняк”
  • Serbian: “Национални парк Рисњак”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nacionalni park Risnjak”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni park Risnjak”
  • Spanish: “Parque nacional de Risnjak”
  • Swedish: “Nationalparken Risnjak”
  • Ukrainian: “Рисняк”
  • Ukrainian: “Рісняк”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Veliki Risnjak and Južni Mali Risnjak.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Risnjak National Park”. Photo: Perun, CC BY-SA 3.0.