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Papuk

Papuk
Papuk mt.jpg
The Flora of Papuk
Highest point
Elevation 953 m (3,127 ft) 
Listing List of mountains in Croatia
Coordinates 45°32′N 17°39′E / 45.533°N 17.650°E / 45.533; 17.650Coordinates: 45°32′N 17°39′E / 45.533°N 17.650°E / 45.533; 17.650
Geography
Papuk is located in Croatia
Papuk
Papuk
Location of Papuk in Croatia
Location Slavonia, Croatia
Ravna Gora
Ravna Gora is located in Croatia
Ravna Gora
Ravna Gora
Location of Ravna Gora in Croatia
Highest point
Elevation 854 m (2,802 ft) 
Listing List of mountains in Croatia
Geography
Location Slavonia, Croatia

Papuk is the largest mountain in the Slavonia region in eastern Croatia, near the city of Požega. It extends between Bilogora to the northwest, Krndija to the east, and Ravna gora and Psunj to the southwest.

The highest peak is the eponymous peak at 953 m.a.s.l.

The area of Papuk is designated a nature park (park prirode), a kind of protected area in Croatia.

At the seventh European Geopark Network Open Conference, hosted by North West Highlands Geopark in September 2007, the Papuk Geopark became the first Croatian Geopark and 30th member of the European and UNESCO Global Geoparks Network.

Geopark Papuk was awarded licence second time from UNESCO in 2011.

The Papuk Geopark (45°32′N 17°39′E / 45.533°N 17.650°E / 45.533; 17.650) is a geopark in Croatia which is situated in two counties, Požega-Slavonia and Virovitica-Podravina, and includes upland forests of the Papuk and Krndija mountains, and edges of agricultural fields. The total area of the Geopark is 33,600 hectares (83,000 acres). In September 2007, the Papuk Geopark became the first Croatian geopark (an area with an expressed geological heritage and a strategy for a sustainable economical development) and the 30th member of the European Geoparks Network and a member of the UNESCO-assisted Global Geoparks Network.


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