Skakavac Waterfall, Sutjeska National Park

Name: Skakavac Waterfall
Address: Sutjeska National Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina

#2 among attractions in Sutjeska National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Waterfall

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Skakavac is a waterfall formed on the Perućica, a mountain creek, in the Perućica, which is regulated as a Strict Nature Reserve as part of Sutjeska National Park in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the highest waterfalls in the country, at about 75 metres in height. ()

Local name: Vodopad Skakavac Height: 246 ftCoordinates: 43°18'12"N, 18°42'26"E

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Sutjeska National Park Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Skakavac Waterfall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Donje Bare, Volujak Mountain, Perućica, Gornje Bare.

4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Donje Bare, Sutjeska National Park
102 min walk • Donje Bare is a natural lake in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the mountain Zelengora. It is located below the Ardov peak. It is 250 metres long and 120 metres wide. The greatest depth of the lake is 4.5 metres. During the winter, the lake is completely ice-bound. Rainbow trout is an invasive species that lives the lake.
4.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Volujak Mountain
126 min walk • Volujak is a mountain range on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. Geologically, Volujak is a subrange of the Dinaric Alps and formed largely of secondary and tertiary sedimentary rock, mostly limestone and dolomite.
3.6 miN
Protected area
Perućica, Sutjeska National Park
93 min walk • Perućica is one of the last remaining primeval forests in Europe. It is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina, near the border with Montenegro. It is part of the Sutjeska National Park. Perućica Forest Reserve is 6 kilometres long, 1–3 kilometres wide, and has an area of 1,400 hectares. It is a UNESCO recognized site.
5.5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Gornje Bare, Sutjeska National Park
140 min walk • Gornje Bare is a lake of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the municipality of Zelengora.
3 miN
Museum
Battle of Sutjeska Memorial Complex, Sutjeska National Park
76 min walk • Case Black, also known as the Fifth Enemy Offensive in Yugoslav historiography and often identified with its final phase, the Battle of the Sutjeska was a joint attack by the Axis taking place from 15 May to 16 June 1943, which aimed to destroy the main Yugoslav Partisan force, near the Sutjeska river in south-eastern Bosnia.

Skakavac Waterfall, Sutjeska National Park

Facts and practical information

Skakavac Waterfall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Donje Bare, Sutjeska National Park

Volujak Mountain

Perućica, Sutjeska National Park

Gornje Bare, Sutjeska National Park

Battle of Sutjeska Memorial Complex, Sutjeska National Park