Tara National Park, National park in Bajina Bašta region, Serbia
Tara National Park covers most of the Tara massif in western Serbia, with its highest point, Kozji rid, reaching 1,591 metres. The mountain is built of limestone, in which the Beli Rzav, Rača and Derventa rivers have cut deep gorges and canyons, alongside sinkholes, caves and hollows. The park's area is 24,991.82 hectares.
The Tara National Park public enterprise was founded on 13 July 1981 by a decision of the Serbian Assembly under the national parks law, with its seat in Bajina Bašta. It manages 24,991.82 hectares, mostly the Tara massif within Bajina Bašta municipality. The enterprise is the legal successor of the Forest Administration Bajina Bašta, established in 1895.
Rača Monastery from the 13th century sits in a forested valley and displays frescoes and stonework from the Raška school. Visitors also find medieval graveyards near Perućac and Rastište, where old tombstones lie scattered among trees.
Visitors find 290 kilometers (180 miles) of hiking trails and 75 kilometers (47 miles) of cycling routes accessible from central starting points. Some routes are designed for people with disabilities and offer accessible paths through flatter areas.
Serbian spruce grows here as an endemic conifer that survived the last ice age. The reserve also hosts the largest brown bear population in Serbia, which visitors may spot in remote forest sections.
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