Trpošnjik
The place
Trpošnjik ("small round dolomite outcrop") in Split-Dalmatia County, Makarska/Zadvarje area (Biokovo Nature Park, Croatia), at 980 m elevation, on the southern Biokovo slope. Continuous Croatia Dalmatia cluster (batches 232-370). Shepherd's shelter on the Biokovo Riviera near Makarska (Biokovo, 1762 m, Sveti Jure, Croatia's 2nd-highest peak + Biokovo Nature Park, 195 km², established 1981 + Biokovo Skywalk, glass, 2020, iconic 100 m suspended platform + Dalmatian Dinaric karst heritage + Adriatic cluster of ~1200 Dalmatian islands, Kornati/Brač/Hvar, sunniest region in Europe, 2700 sunshine hours/year + Croatian heritage (South Slavic Catholic people, 4 M + Ban Zvonimir, 1075-1089, height of the Kingdom of Croatia, Regnum Croatiae + Battle of Krbava Field, 1493, defeat of the Croatian nobility against the Ottomans + Napoleon's Illyrian Provinces, 1809-1813, annexed to France + Franjo Tuđman heritage, 1922-1999, Croatian independence June 25, 1991, war 1991-1995 against Yugoslavia/Serbs).
The setting
Split-Dalmatia Makarska/Zadvarje Biokovo NP Croatia 980 m S Biokovo slope, continuous cluster batches 232-370, shepherd's shelter Biokovo Riviera Makarska Biokovo 1762 m Sveti Jure 2nd-highest in HR + Biokovo NP 195 km² 1981 + Biokovo Skywalk 2020 glass 100 m + Dinaric karst Adriatic 1200 islands Kornati/Brač/Hvar 2700 sunshine hours/year, Croatians South Slavic Catholic 4 M + Zvonimir 1075-1089 height of Regnum + Krbava 1493 nobility defeat by Ottomans + Napoleon Illyrian Provinces 1809-1813 + Tuđman 1922-1999 independence June 25, 1991 war 1991-1995 Yugoslavia/Serbs.
