| Prašuma Janj | |
|---|---|
 Strict Nature Reserve Primeval Forest Janj | |
| Coordinates | 44°09′34″N 17°16′42″E / 44.15944°N 17.27833°E |
| Area | 2.95 km2 |
| Established | 1954 |
Protected area Pliva, Janj with Janjske Otoke reserve are protected nature areas in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] It covers the basin of the Janj river from Babići to the mouth in the Pliva river near Šipovo.[2]
Janj forest was named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2021, as an extension to the site Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, which is shared among 18 European countries.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Janj". Protected Planet. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Стратегија заштите okoliša Републике Српске". Министарство спољне трговине и економских односа Босне и Херцеговине (in Serbian). Министарство за просторно уређење, грађевинарство и екологију. Archived from the original (pdf) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ "Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2017.