Ravna_Vala

Ravna Vala

Ravna Vala

Primeval forest in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ravna Vala is a primeval forest located on mountains Igman and Bjelašnica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 20 km south-west of Sarajevo.[1][2]

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First time it was described in 1978.[3]

Biology

Ravna Vala is located at an altitude of 1280 to 1450 meters on an area of 45 ha. The geological base is limestone-dolomite on which very heterogeneous soils have been developed.[4] The main forest species are fir and beech, but spruce, maple and other deciduous trees occur in the admixture.[5]

In addition to other wild animals, there is also a brown bear, which is the largest wild animal in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "EDUKATIVNA MANIFESTACIJA ZA RADNIKE "SARAJEVO ŠUMA": RAVNA VALA JE JEDINA PRAŠUMA U KANTONU SARAJEVO I MORAMO JE SAČUVATI". Samostalni sindikat šumarstva, prerade drveta i papira Bosne i Hercegovine. 7 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Jeste li čuli za prašumu nadomak Sarajeva: Prošetajte Ravnom valom". Radio Sarajevo.
  3. [3]
    "STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS, DYNAMICS AND TEXTURE DEVELOPMENT OF VIRGIN FOREST RAVNA VALA ON BJELAŠNICA".
  4. [4]
    "Primeval forest at Ravna vala". www.outdooractive.com.
  5. [5]
    "Gljive prašumskih rezervata Trstionica i Ravna Vala Usčuplić Treštić" (PDF). www.mycobh.com (in Croatian). 14 August 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  6. [6]
    "The Faculty of Forestry, University of Sarajevo marked the World Environment Day". University of Sarajevo.
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