Ogulin-Plaški valley (Croatian: Ogulinsko-plaščanska udolina) is a valley in the mountainous part of central Croatia, named after the towns of Ogulin and Plaški. It is located at an elevation of 300 to 380 meters above sea level, surrounded by the Dinaric Alps, namely the mountains of Velika Kapela, Mala Kapela, Krpelj, Radošić, Brezovica, Hum, and Pištenik.[1] Its total area is around 1,100 square kilometres (420 sq mi).[2]
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| Coordinates | 45°12′N 15°18′E / 45.2°N 15.3°E |
The two namesakes of the valley also include karst fields or polje, those of Ogulin (Ogulinsko polje, 63 km2 (24 sq mi)) and of Plaški (Plaščansko polje, 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi)).[3]
The A1 motorway intersects the valley near Oštarije. The D42 road and the M604 railway pass through it longitudinally.
References edit
- ^ Nežić, Petar (1987). "Položaj i povijesni pregled ogulinskog kraja" (PDF). Šumarski list (in Croatian) (7–9). Croatian Forestry Society: 316–318. ISSN 0373-1332. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Ogulinsko-plaščanska udolina". Proleksis Encyclopedia (in Croatian). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 51. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
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