Specially protected natural areas

1 Rupnica - Geological natu- ral monument 2 Special forest reserve Sekulinake planine 3 Park-forest Jankovac4 Natural monument Habitat of English Yew5 Natural monument Old oaks

Cultural and historical heritage

1 Medieval fortress Kamen grad2 Medieval fortress Ruica grad3 Medieval fortress Veliki grad4 Archeological site Gradci

Sport, recreation, education

1 Free climbing trail Sokoline2 Educational trail Lapjak3 Educational trail on Janko- vac Counts trail4 Swimming resort Orahovica Lake5 Thermal swimming pools in Velika6 Bicycling trails7 Paragliding lift of site Pli8 Vineyards of Kutjevo region

PAPUK NATURE PARK

PAPUK NATURE PARK

Head office: Trg Gospe Voinske bb, 33 522 Voin, phone/fax: 033/565 269

Field offices: S. Radia 46, 34 330 Velika,phone: 034/313 030, fax: 034/313 027F. Gavrania 6, 33 515 Orahovica,phone/fax: 033/674 133

E-mail: kontakt@pp-papuk.hrURL: www.pp-papuk.hr

IMPRESSUM

Publisher: Public Insitution Papuk Nature Park, Trg Gospe Voinske bb, 33522 Voin; 2005Text: Goran Radoni, Vlatka DumboviTranslation: Vlatka DumboviLector: Ingrid LovriPictures: Branko tivi i Stjepan Gal Archive of JU PP Papuk; Design: Revolucija dizajna d.o.o.Print: Stega tisak

How to behave in the nature park

We kindly ask the visitors to observe the following rules of behavior and cooperate with the staff of the Park, in order to preserve the original biological and cultural authenticity of protected area:

Do not damage the trees, bushes, do not pick the flow ers and other plants Do not frighten, disturb, catch, hunt or kill any animal species Do not carry weapons of any kind Do not damage the nests and dens of animals Do not camp, light fires or make fireplaces, except on the locations intended for that purpose Keep the Nature Park clean. Please dispose of all gar bage on locations intended for that purpose Do not contaminate streams and springs Do not damage cultural monuments For your own safety, keep on the trails and be aware of security signs Dogs should always be kept on leash Beside that, Filming and photography for commercial purposes is permitted only with a special permission of the Nature Park Providing tourist or trade services are allowed only with concession permit of the Public institution Papuk Nature Park.

VISIT PAPUK NATURE PARK

The needs of urban man for original and preserved nature are ever growing, and a trip to the nature is one of the best ways to escape everyday life. Numerous hiking trails enable the visitors to stroll through scenic nature, which is attrac-tive and special throughout the year. During the summer, tourists can find refreshment in two favorite Slavonian tourist spots: thermal water pools in Velika and Orahovica Lake. Even though there are no official ski resorts in the Nature Park those who prefer snow and winter sports can ski, sleigh or simply hike. Sport climbing enthusiast can enjoy this extreme sport on Sokoline climbing trail with bolted routes; the trail is ideal for training and acquir-ing basic free-climbing skills. There are 104 kilometers of marked bicycle trails on Papuk. If you visit the Nature Park and happen to come near Velika village, make sure to hike the educational trail of Lapjak, where you will find educa-tional panels that will introduce characteristic of Nature Park. From here you can also reach the peak of the Pli hill where the new paragliding lift off site is situated; here you can fly with certain amount of adrenalin in your blood. Another educational trail is situated in Jankovac, where is also mountaineer hut offering visitors accommodation and refreshment. Public Institution is offering interpretative guiding through the natural and cultural heritage of the Nature Park for organized groups of visitor, and for children we have prepared several educational School-in-the-nature programs.

PAPUK NATURE PARK - general information

Park area: 336 km2 Located in counties Poeko-slavonska and Virovitiko- podravska Croatian Government proclaimed it as protected area within the Law on Declaring Papuk Nature Park on April 23, 1999. Public Institution that is responsible for management was founded on September 16, 1999. Hilly area of Slavonia with extraordinary geological and biological diversity and valuable cultural and hitorical heritage. Relief characteristics: highest peak - Papuk (953 m); other prominent peaks: Ivaka glava (913 m), Toak (887 m), eljakovaki vis (820 m), Kapavac (792 m) Hydrological characteristics: streams (Brzaja, Velian- ka, Duboanka, Kovaica), lakes (Orahovica, Jankovac Zveevo), thermal springs (28 C valley of Duboanka stream, Toplice near Orahovica) Outstanding wildlife diversity (protected plant species, rare fauna, numerous forest plant associations) Extraordinary geological diversity (lithologic, chronos tratigraphic, geomorphologic) Seven medieval fortresses (Ruica grad, Veliki grad, Kamengrad, Stari grad, Klak ) Gradci near Kaptol - valuable archeological site of the late Iron Age (8th to 3rd century BC)

SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS

Rupnica - Geological monument of nature columnar jointing in volcanic rocks Park-forest Jankovac highland valley surrounded by the centuries-old beech forest with karst phenomenon of Jankovac waterfall Special forest reserve Sekulinake planine 150 years old beech and fir forest with primeval forest character istics Natural monument Habitat of English Yew- ten re- maining trees of this protected plant species Natural monument Old oaks two giant Sessile oaks, 420 and 500 years old are the oldest organisms in the Papuk Nature Park

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Sedrena barijera slapa Skakavac - Jankovac

Rupnica - Geological natural monument

Rupnica is special geological feature in the Park and also the first proclaimed geological monument of nature in Croatia. It is a very rare morphological feature of volcanic rock and therefore was proclaimed as a protected part of the nature in 1948. Square and hexagonal prismatic pillars were created through columnar jointing of albite rhyolites. This morphological distinctiveness is the consequence of opening of the system of crevices when lava is cooling on its way out of the Earth. Rocks of Rupnica, according to the opinion of one group of geologists, were created 70 million years ago and isotopic determination of the age of the rock sample supports this estimate. Another group of geologists supports the idea that volcanic body is much younger, cre-ated through evolution of the Pannonian basin. Never the less, Rupnica is a unique geological feature in Croatia. The most beautiful examples of similar rock pillars are Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland and 150 m high pillars of Devils Tower in Wyoming, USA.

Park-forest Jankovac

Jankovac, situated on the northern Papuks slopes, 475 m above see level is one of the most beautiful highland val-leys. It is rich with cold springs and clear streams, sur-rounded by centuries old beech-forest that is a part of the biggest old forest complex in the Papuk Nature Park. Due to its astonishing natural beauty Jankovac has been pro-claimed as protected park-forest since 1955. Here one can find typical karst phenomena as karst sinkholes with 10-40 m in diameter, springs and caves (tomb of count Jankovi

and Maksims cave). During the several thousand of years, bursting water of Skakavac (Grasshoper) waterfall, with the help of mosses and algae, has created a 30 m high limestone tufa-barrier. Abundance of water that falls high above is a majestic scene, unique in the whole Slavonia, especially during the harsh winters when waterfall freezes in fascinate ice pillar. Climbers lodging with the meadow in front is the main gathering place for visitors and moun-taineers, and there are also two artificial lakes connecting the cave spring and the waterfall. The first inhabitants of this valley were the German (Nieder- Sachsen) glaziers - the remnants of tombstones testify about these first residents of Jankovac. At the beginning of the 19th century count Josip Jankovi had built a hunting lodge here and he had moved here from Vienna court. He was probably the first person who recognized the aesthetic value of this valley. Commemorative to him in Park Forest Jankovac, nearby the climbers lodging educational trail Counts trail was build. This is the place where visitors can learn about natural and cultural features of this area.

Special forest reserve Sekulinake planine

In the Gudnoga area, that is a part of the forest-manage-ment unit Sekulinaka planina, there is round 150 years old beech and fir forest that has been protected as special for-est reserve since 1966. It covers area of only 8,01 hectares on the 740-820 m a. s. l. This old forest is very important for biological diversity because forest oases with primeval forest character are scarce in Papuk.

Natural monument Old oaks

Old oaks are situated about 400 m form the road Kamenska-Voin, NE from the turn to the hunting lodge Djedovica. One can reach them following the path, that is the remnant of the horseback riding trail from the begining of the 20th century, but also following the 200 m long slope above the road. The oak-trees are 33 m high, and 420 and 500 years old. They grow in Pannonian fir and beech forest where usu-ally oak trees do not meet their ecological growth optimum. The sunny exposition probably allows them to reach such old ages.

Natural monument Habitat of English Yew

The last know natural habitat of English Yew on Papuk is in forest area of Debeljak, NW from Zveevo settlement. Here yew plants grow in compact area of about 150 m2. They grow mainly