Gorski Kotar
Gorski Kotar | |
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Lake Lokve in Gorski Kotar, Mt. Risnjak in the distance. | |
| Etymology: Croatian: gorski kotar, lit. 'mountainous district' | |
Map of Gorski Kotar within Croatia. | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Largest town | Delnice |
| Area b | |
• Total | 1,275 km2 (492 sq mi) |
| Population (2001)c | |
• Total | 26,120 |
| • Density | 20.49/km2 (53.06/sq mi) |
| a Gorski Kotar is not designated as an official region, it is a geographic region only. | |
Gorski Kotar (Croatian pronunciation: [ɡǒrski kôtaːr] ⓘ) is the mountainous region in Croatia between Karlovac and Rijeka. Because 63% of its surface is forested it is popularly called the green lungs of Croatia or Croatian Switzerland. The European route E65, which connects Budapest and Zagreb with the Adriatic Port of Rijeka, passes through the region.