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Tara (mountain)

Tara

Tara

Serbia

Elevation 1591 m (5220 ft) [1]

Location

Range Dinaric Alps/Stari Vlah

Coordinates 43°54′24″N 19°18′18″E

Tara (Serbian Cyrillic: Тара, pronounced [târa]), is a mountain located in western Serbia. It is part of Dinaric Alps and

stands at 1,000-1,500 metres above sea level. The mountain's slopes are clad in dense forests with numerous

high-altitude clearings and meadows, steep cliffs, deep ravines carved by the nearby Drina River and many karst, or

limestone caves. The mountain is a popular tourist centre. Tara's national park encompasses a large part of the

mountain. The highest peak is   Kozji rid (1591 m) on the western edge of the mountain, followed by  Zborište(1544 m) in the south.

National park

Tara National Park

IUCN Category II (National Park)

Tara National Park 

Location Serbia

Nearest city Bajina Bašta

Area 220 km²

Established 1981

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Lake Zaovine

Tara's national park was established in 1981 and it encompasses Tara

and Zvijezda mountains, in a large bend of the Drina River. The size of 

the park is about 220 square km with altitudes varying from 250 to

1,500 metres above sea level. The park's management office is located

in nearby Bajina Bašta.

The national park consists of a group of mountain peaks with deep

picturesque gorges between them. The most striking of these gorges is

the Drina Gorge, with its sheer drops from 1000-250 metres and

extensive views of western Serbia and nearby Bosnia. The area is also

characterised by karst caves, pits, springs, and breathtaking vista

points.

Forests account for three quarters of this national park's area, some of them being the best preserved and well-kept in

Europe. Tara also boasts a rare endemic Tertiary species, the   Picea omorika, or Serbian Spruce, which is now

protected in a small area of the park. Because of its rarity and scientific importance, it has been placed under national

protection. Locally, Tara is home to many different species of wildlife, including brown bears, chamois, roe deer,

lynxes, otters, wolves and others. More than 100 bird species also make their temporary or permanent homes on the

slopes of the mountain: the golden eagle, the griffon vulture, the peregrine falcon, the Eurasian eagle owl, the black 

grouse, among many others.

Tourism

The main tourist points are Kaluđerske Bare on the north, close to Bajina Bašta, and Mitrovac on the south. Hotels

Beli Bor and Omorika, as well as several smaller ones, are located on Kaluđerske Bare, while Mitrovac hosts

eponymous children's recreation hotel.

The National Park can be reached from Bajina Bašta directly (by the Bajina Bašta - Kaluđerske Bare road), from

Perućac via Bajina Bašta (by the Perućac - Mitrovac road) and from Kremna (the Kremna - Kaluđerske Bare road).

The Drina gorge, which is an integral part of the park, can be toured by boat.

References

[1] "Tara" (http://bbasta. org.  rs/Tara.  html). .

• Serbia’ s Wild Side –  Mount Tara (http://www.  balkaninsight. com/en/main/life_and_style/14105/), Balkan

Insight, 2008-10-20, retrieved 2010-08-25

• (in Serbian) Tara (http://www.bbasta.org.  rs/Tara. html), Municipality of Bajina Bašta, retrieved 2010-08-25

External links

• Official website of the national park (http://www. nptara. rs/)

• Tara Mountain - photomonography (http://www. uzice. net/tara/)

• Tara Mountain, Serbia | Tourism, Apartments, Real estate, Map (http://www. TaraMountain. com/)

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