Planinarsko sklonište Crnopac
The place
Planinarsko sklonište Crnopac ("Crnopac Mountain Shelter") in Lika-Senj County, Gračac/Sveti Rok area (Southern Velebit, Croatia), at 1140 m elevation, southern Velebit slope. Continuous Croatia Velebit cluster (batches 232-406). HPS hiking shelter in southern Velebit (Crnopac 1404 m southern Velebit summit + Sveti Rok 500 inhabitants village + Gračac 3000 inhabitants + Velebit 145 km, 1758 m Vaganski vrh + Velebit Nature Park UNESCO 1978 biosphere 200,000 ha + Paklenica NP 96 km² 1949 iconic limestone canyons, Big Wall climbing + heritage of the Lika Croats (South Slavic Lika Croats, 60,000, Croatian language + iconic heritage of Nikola Tesla 1856-1943, Smiljan, Lika, iconic figure in alternating-current electricity, 700+ patents, Wardenclyffe Tower iconic + iconic heritage of the Kingdom of Croatia, Uskoks of Senj, 16th century anti-Ottoman iconic corsairs + iconic heritage of the Military Frontier Militärgrenze Habsburg 1553-1881 iconic + iconic heritage of the Homeland War 1991-1995, Serbian Krajina, Battle of Medak Pocket, Operation Storm 4-7 August 1995 + iconic heritage of HPS Croatian Mountaineering Association 1874 + Sept 8 iconic planinari waymarking + iconic heritage of EU accession 1 July 2013 + NATO 1 April 2009 + euro 1 January 2023 + iconic heritage of Plitvice UNESCO 1979 lakes waterfalls, 16 lakes iconic + Croatia football World Cup 2018 final, 2022 3rd place, Modrić iconic).
The setting
Lika-Senj Gračac/Sveti Rok Southern Velebit Croatia 1140 m southern Velebit slope, continuous cluster batches 232-406, HPS hiking shelter + Crnopac 1404 m southern Velebit + Sveti Rok 500 + Gračac 3000 + Velebit 145 km 1758 m Vaganski vrh + Velebit Nature Park UNESCO 1978 biosphere 200,000 ha + Paklenica NP 96 km² 1949 iconic limestone canyons Big Wall climbing, Lika Croats South Slavic 60,000 Croatian + Tesla 1856-1943 Smiljan Lika iconic electricity 700+ patents Wardenclyffe iconic + Uskoks of Senj 16th c. anti-Ottoman corsairs iconic + Military Frontier Militärgrenze Habsburg 1553-1881 iconic + Homeland War 1991-1995 Serbian Krajina Medak Pocket Operation Storm 4-7 August 1995 + HPS 1874 + Sept 8 planinari waymarking + EU 1 July 2013 + NATO 1 April 2009 + euro 1 January 2023 + Plitvice UNESCO 1979 16 lakes iconic + Croatia football World Cup 2018 final 2022 3rd Modrić iconic.
