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Velebit is the largest though not the highest mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
 in Croatia
Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
. Its highest peak is the Vaganski Vrh at 1757 m.

The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps
Dinaric Alps

The Dinaric Alps or Dinarides form a mountain chain in southern Europe, spanning areas of Slovenia, Croatia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and the Republic of Macedonia....
 and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika
Lika

Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Pljesevica mountain from the northeast....
 in the interior. Velebit begins in the northwest near Senj
Senj

Senj is a city in the Lika-Senj county of Croatia, population 8,132 . It is located on the Adriatic coast below the Vratnik mountain pass which separates the Velebit mountain from the mountains of Gorski kotar....
 with the Vratnik mountain pass
Mountain pass

In a range of hills, or especially of mountain range, a pass is a saddle point in between two areas of higher elevation. If following the lowest possible route through a mountain range, a pass is locally the highest point on that route....
 and ends 145 km to the southeast near the source of the Zrmanja
Zrmanja

Zrmanja is a river in southern Lika and northern Dalmatia, Croatia. In Ancient Rome it was known as Tedanius. Spring of Zrmanja is located in southern part of Lika under Postak - the southern peak of Pljesevica mountain, and close to south end of Velebit mountain....
 river reasonably near Knin
Knin

Knin is a historical town in the ?ibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split ....
.

Velebit is usually divided into four regions:

Velebit as a whole is a nature park, from which two national park
National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
s have been carved out: Paklenica
Paklenica

The Paklenica karst river canyon is a national park in Croatia. It is located at in Starigrad, northern Dalmatia, at the southern slopes of Velebit mountain, not far from Zadar....
 and Sjeverni Velebit.

A further category of even more careful nature preservation exists within Sjeverni Velebit, the special reservation Hajducki i Rožanski Kukovi, under the highest nature protection available in Croatia.






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Velebit
Velebit is the largest though not the highest mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
 in Croatia
Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a Central European country at the crossroads of Pannonian Plain, Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea....
. Its highest peak is the Vaganski Vrh at 1757 m.

The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps
Dinaric Alps

The Dinaric Alps or Dinarides form a mountain chain in southern Europe, spanning areas of Slovenia, Croatia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and the Republic of Macedonia....
 and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika
Lika

Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Pljesevica mountain from the northeast....
 in the interior. Velebit begins in the northwest near Senj
Senj

Senj is a city in the Lika-Senj county of Croatia, population 8,132 . It is located on the Adriatic coast below the Vratnik mountain pass which separates the Velebit mountain from the mountains of Gorski kotar....
 with the Vratnik mountain pass
Mountain pass

In a range of hills, or especially of mountain range, a pass is a saddle point in between two areas of higher elevation. If following the lowest possible route through a mountain range, a pass is locally the highest point on that route....
 and ends 145 km to the southeast near the source of the Zrmanja
Zrmanja

Zrmanja is a river in southern Lika and northern Dalmatia, Croatia. In Ancient Rome it was known as Tedanius. Spring of Zrmanja is located in southern part of Lika under Postak - the southern peak of Pljesevica mountain, and close to south end of Velebit mountain....
 river reasonably near Knin
Knin

Knin is a historical town in the ?ibenik-Knin county of Croatia, located near the source of the river Krka at , in the Dalmatian hinterland, on the railroad Zagreb–Split ....
.

Velebit is usually divided into four regions:
  • the northern part between the mountain passes Vratnik and Veliki Alan, with the highest peak Mali Rajinac (1699 m)
  • the middle part between Veliki Alan and Baške Oštarije with the highest peak Šatorina (1624 m)
  • the southern part between Oštarije and Mali Alan (peaks Vaganski vrh - 1757, Sveto brdo - 1753,)
  • the southeastern part with Crnopac as the most remarkable peak


Velebit as a whole is a nature park, from which two national park
National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
s have been carved out: Paklenica
Paklenica

The Paklenica karst river canyon is a national park in Croatia. It is located at in Starigrad, northern Dalmatia, at the southern slopes of Velebit mountain, not far from Zadar....
 and Sjeverni Velebit.

A further category of even more careful nature preservation exists within Sjeverni Velebit, the special reservation Hajducki i Rožanski Kukovi, under the highest nature protection available in Croatia. Officially no human activity is allowed there (except research). These are the mostly still unexplored and wild places and probably will stay that way in the future.

A pathway called Premužiceva staza (Premužic's pathway) leads through the northern and middle parts of Velebit. This pathway was built between 1930 and 1933 and it connects northern and southern Velebit. Its length is 50 km. Many parts of Velebit would not be reachable without it. The Velebit mountains are transversed by the A1
A1 (Croatia)

The A1 highway is a highways in Croatia in Croatia. It currently measures from Zagreb via Split to Ravca. ?estanovac–Ravca, the newest segment, was opened on December 22, 2008....
 through the Sveti Rok Tunnel
Sveti Rok Tunnel

The Sveti Rok Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Lika, Croatia. It is long and it passes through the Velebit mountain. The villages Sveti Rok and Posedarje are located near the tunnels respective northbound and southbound entrances, but they are accessible only by highway exits....
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Velebit also has the largest and deepest cave
Cave

A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. Some people suggest that the term cave should only apply to cavities that have some part that does not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like sea caves, rock shelters, and grottos....
s in Croatia. The three-part "Lukina jama" cave is 1392 m deep, while the "Slovacka jama" is 1320 m. See Velebit caves
Velebit caves

The Velebit mountain of Croatia is believed to have several caves with some of the world's greatest subterranean vertical drops.The cave "Patkov Gu?t" is 553 meters deep and is the second deepest pitch in the world ....
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The imposing nature of the Velebit mountain has made it something of a national symbol in Croatian folklore. There is a patriotic folk song Vila Velebita
Vila Velebita

Vila Velebita is a Croatian patriotic song. It originates from the second half of the 19th century, after the Illyrian movement. Its earliest recorded public performance was in 1882 in Zagreb, on the Croatian singing society "Kolo"'s twentieth anniversary party....
 that personifies a fairy
Slavic fairies

'Fairy in Slavic mythology' come in several forms and their names are spelled differently based on the specific language. Among the ones listed below there were also khovanets , dolia , polyovyk or polevoi , perelesnyk , lisovyk or leshyi , blud , mara , chuhaister , mavka or niavka , potoplen...
 in Velebit.

Velebit is home to Degenia velebitica
Degenia

Degenia is a monotypic plant genus in the Brassicaceae containing the single species Degenia velebitica . The yellow-flowered plant is Endemic to Velebit mountain range and has become a symbol of the region....
, an endemic
Endemic (ecology)

Endemism is the ecological state of being unique to a particular geographic location, such as a specific island, Habitat type, nation, or other defined zone....
 and protected species of plant in the mustard family
Brassicaceae

Brassicaceae or Cruciferae, also known as the crucifers, the mustard family or cabbage family is a Family of flowering plants ....
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