Buk is a town in central Poland, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Poznan Voivodship (1975-1998). Greater Poland Voivodship (in Polish województwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodship of western-central Poland It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznan, Kalisz, Konin, Pila and Leszno voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. ... Map as of 1975 Poznań Voivodship (1) 1975-1998 Poznań Voivodship 1975-1998 (Polish: województwo poznańskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975- 1998, superseded by Greater Poland Voivodship. ...
A semi-fictional history of the town, its inhabitants and its surrounding lands has been detailed in James Michener's book, Poland. Therein lies a semi-fictional account of three Polish families native to the area spanning many centuries. James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907? - October 16, 1997) was the American author of such books as Tales of the South Pacific (for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948), Hawaii, The Drifters, Centennial, The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas and Poland. ...
Skradinski Buk is the last, seventh and longest travertine barrier on the Krka River, and one of the most famous natural beauties of Croatia.
The growth of the travertine barrier at Skradinski Buk was due to the upriver lake formation from the Krka River to Roški Slap and 3 kilometers downriver from the Čikola River, creating one of the most unusual and beautiful landscapes in the Krka National Park.
Visitors to Skradinski Buk can tour the ethnographic collection and old mills where the grain is milled with a millstone turned by the force of the water, as well as ancient devices for washing clothing and textiles.
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