Risnjak
Sign in to saveRisnjak is a mountain in the Risnjak National Park, in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. It belongs to the Dinaric Alps mountain range. The name of the massif probably comes from ris, the Croatian word for lynx. Another interpretation suggests that it comes from the local word risje, which is a name for a type of grass.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Risnjak
- Mountain.photo
- View to the Schlosser lodge from the Veliki Risnjak.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- View at the Schlosser lodge from Veliki Risnjak
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 1528
- Mountain.map
- Croatia
- Mountain.map_caption
- The highest peak of Risnjak in Croatia
- Mountain.map_size
- 200
- Mountain.label_position
- left
- Mountain.mapframe
- yes
- Mountain.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Mountain.location
- Gorski kotar, Croatia
- Mountain.range
- Dinaric Alps
- Mountain.easiest_route
- from Gornje Jelenje (about 1 hour)
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- Elevation
- 1528
- Image
- Risnjak.jpg
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- Risnjak
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Risnjak is a mountain in the Risnjak National Park, in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. It belongs to the Dinaric Alps mountain range. The name of the massif probably comes from ris, the Croatian word for lynx. Another interpretation suggests that it comes from the local word risje, which is a name for a type of grass.
The vegetation is very diverse. Thirty different plant communities have been recorded, of which the most common are beech and fir forests (Fagetum illyricum abietotosum) which go up to 1240 m and then are replaced by sub-alpine beeches (Fagetum croaticum subalpinum). The highest vegetation is a belt of mountain pine (Pinetum mughi croaticum). The fauna is also diverse, but has been less well researched. There are particularly many species of birds and mammals, including several types of chamois, while since 1974 the area has once again been inhabited by the ris (lynx).
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