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Skradinski buk
Skradinski buk

Krka is a river in Croatia's Dalmatia region, with length circa 73 km; famous for its numerous waterfalls. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3000x1017, 763 KB) Summary Krka river - Skradinski buk vaterfalls. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3000x1017, 763 KB) Summary Krka river - Skradinski buk vaterfalls. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... Map of Croatia with Dalmatia highlighted Dalmatia is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Rab in the northwest and the Gulf of Kotor (Boka Kotorska) in the southeast. ... Hopetoun Falls near Otway National Park, Victoria, Australia A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation. ...


The river has its source near the border of Croatia with Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the foot of the Dinara mountain. It flows past Knin in Inner Dalmatia towards the south and enters the Prokljansko jezero near Skradin. The best known sites on the river path are the island Visovac and the Monastery Krka. Dinara is one of the more prominent mountains located on the border of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ... Knin is a historical town in the Å ibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split. ... Skradin (Latin, Italian Scardona) is a town in the Šibenik-Knin county of Croatia, population 3,986 (2001). ... Krka Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Крка / Manastir Krka) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Archangel Michael, located near the river Krka in central Dalmatia, Croatia. ...


Before its outflow the river forms beautiful and well known waterfalls called Skradinski Buk, part of Krka National Park. Categories: Croatian geography stubs | National parks of Croatia ...


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