Bears, boars, wolves and Balkan chamois roam through a dramatic and sweeping landscape of ancient forests and jagged limestone mountains. There’s plenty of room for them to wander: Sutjeska covers some 43,000 acres in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Established in 1962, it’s the country’s oldest national park and protects Perućica, one of Europe’s few remaining primeval forests. (A 207-ft Norway spruce tree here is said to be the world’s tallest.)
Sutjeska Park’s creation was not only inspired by environmental concerns, but historic ones as well. A decisive battle of WWII was fought here in 1943, in which a small Yugoslav army defeated the much larger German invading force. Standing in the park is an enormous stone monument commemorating the fight.
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