Prašuma Janj

Prašuma Janj
Strict Nature Reserve Primeval Forest Janj
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Coordinates44°09′34″N 17°16′42″E / 44.15944°N 17.27833°E / 44.15944; 17.27833
Area2.95 km2
Established1954

Prašuma Janj is a protected nature area in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It covers the basin of the Janj river from Babići to the mouth in the Pliva river near Šipovo.[2] The area was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021, under the designation Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Janj". Protected Planet. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Стратегија заштите okoliša Републике Српске". Министарство спољне трговине и економских односа Босне и Херцеговине (in Serbian). Министарство за просторно уређење, грађевинарство и екологију. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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