Description of the attraction
Biogradska Gora is a unique nature reserve in Montenegro, which is still called the Princely Reserve. This is due to the fact that in 1878, Prince Nikola Petrovich appreciated the uniqueness and beauty of this place, ordering to protect it. The territory was donated to him after Kolasin was liberated from the Turks. In 1952, Biogradska Gora received the status of a national park.
The reserve is located in the northeast of Kolashin, between the deep-water rivers Tara and Lim, in the center of the mountain range. Its total area is 54 square meters, including 1600 hectares of virgin forest, six glacial lakes, as well as mountain peaks and slopes. The highest point is the famous Črna Glava mountain, at the level of 2139 meters.
The primeval forest grows at various altitudes above sea level (850-1800 m). To date, scientists have identified 86 species of trees growing in the reserve. Some species reach an age of more than a thousand years, and a girth of up to one and a half meters. Among the hardwoods in the park there are beeches, maples, and lindens. Conifers are represented by juniper, fir and mountain pine. Elms and yews can also be found.
The flora and fauna of Biogradska Gora amazes with its diversity: more than 2,000 species of animals, as well as more than 200 species of birds. Among others, the reserve is home to various insects, amphibians, reptiles and fish.
Among the wide meadows of the reserve are scattered katuns - these are pastures with small shepherd huts and paddocks specially for livestock. In addition, you can see other traditional buildings there, such as watermills, log huts, and special mountain huts called "savardaki".
As for the reservoirs, the largest in the park is Lake Biograd, which is located at an altitude of 1094 meters above sea level. In depth, this glacial lake reaches 12.1 meters.
The Tara River and Lake Biograd are home to a huge number of different fish species, including: minnow, brown trout, Arctic char, Danube salmon and European grayling.
Another lake that follows Biogradskoe in size is Lake Pesitsa. In addition, it is worth seeing other lakes of the reserve: Maloye and Bolshoye Ursulovatsky, Maloye and Bolshoye Siskie.
