Mirusha Park
| Mirusha Park | |
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| Parku i Mirushës/Miruša Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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Mirusha canyon at the fourth lake
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| Location |
 Kosovo
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| Coordinates | 42°31′26″N 20°34′59″E / 42.523861°N 20.582984°ECoordinates: 42°31′26″N 20°34′59″E / 42.523861°N 20.582984°E |
| Area | 555.80,70 ha |
| Established | 1982 |
Mirusha (Albanian: Mirusha / Mirushë; Serbian: Мируша / Miruša) is a regional park located in the central part of Kosovo on the eastern side of the Metohija plain.
The area has been put under protection in 1975 as a special nature reserve, with an area of 190.21.55 ha by a decision of municipality of Rahovec and Klina.
Due to its geoheritage values,specific landscapes, as well as high plant diversity, in 1982 it was declared a regional park in the fifth category (Protected Landscape) according to IUCN, with an area of 555.80.70 ha, stretching on three municipalities: Klina, Malisheva and Rahovec.
One year later in 1983 due hydrological, geo-morphological and landscape values, the water flow of river Mirusha has also been put under protection in third category (Natural Monument) according to IUCN. Its area consist of 11.97,29 ha and belongs to Rahovec and Klina municipalities.
Mirusha park is most famous for its canyon in which flows the river Mirusha that creates series of karst lakes and waterfalls arranged one after another in cascades.
Due to its geological structure which consists of ultra basic rocks and volcanic-sedimentary formations (diabase cheart) of Jurassic age and the carbonates from the lower and upper Cretaceous, Mirusha river has created a 200 meters deep canyon.
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