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Endangered Cultural Heritage along the Major Rivers and Adjacent Wetlands in Croatia

The areas subjected to flooding in 2010 on the territory of Croatia were the lowlands along the major rivers of the Sava, Drava, Danube and Neretva. These are agricultural zones, the most fertile and the most densely populated regions in the north and south of Croatia. During the month of January and December 2010 there were major floods in the lower course of the Neretva and its delta, located in the region of Dalmatia. The flooded areas contain sites of cultural and natural heritage: prehistoric settlements, the pre-Roman and Roman urban of Narona, Roman villas, as well as the ornithological sanctuary in the delta marshes. During the month of May and June 2010 the flooding occurred in the northern Croatia, in the region of Slavonia (Pannonia), between the rivers Drava, Sava and Danube. Then again, in the month of September, following the major flood in Slovenia, the north-central part of Croatia was inundated down-stream of the capital city of Zagreb. The city was not affected, but the dikes down-stream was breached and the Sava flooded the area between Zagreb and Sisak, where two major Roman urban centres, Andautonia ana Siscia were located. In the Sisak area, floodwaters were drained into the Lonjsko Basin, what prevented more flooding further down-stream of Sisak. Other areas in the north-central Croatia suffered flooding, as well as the region of Karlovac region, Gorski Kotar and Istria.

cultural heritage, flooding, wetlands, Croatia, 2010

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