Prašuma Janj
| Prašuma Janj | |
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 Strict Nature Reserve Primeval Forest Janj | |
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| Coordinates | 44°09′34″N 17°16′42″E / 44.15944°N 17.27833°E |
| Area | 2.95 km2 |
| Established | 1954 |
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
[edit]- ^ "Janj". Protected Planet. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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