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transport accessibility as a factor of tourist flow ...
minutes away by car, and the leading tourist centre (Crikvenica) is 75 min-
utes away by car.
Regarding nature parks, the highest score was achieved by Kopački
Rit Nature Park. The settlement of Kopačevo was selected as the entrance
to the Park. The Park is connected to Osijek, the closest urban and also
tourist centre, by county road Ž4056. The Park is roughly 15 minutes
from Osijek by car, and is connected by public transport with 7 daily bus
departures.
Vransko Lake Nature Park and its entrance Prosika are located in
the immediate vicinity of the state road D8 (less than 1 km away) and it is
well-connected by public transport, which increases its total score of trans-
port accessibility. Its transport accessibility score is also increased by the
relative vicinity of the town Vodice, an urban and leading tourist centre,
which is located at about 20 minutes away by car.
The entrance to Medvednica Nature Park is its highest summit (Sljeme),
because the highest zone of Medvednica is also the most visited area of this
nature park. It is connected by county roads Ž1048 and Ž1049 with the clos-
est urban and tourist centre—Zagreb— and is roughly 20 minutes away by
car. It is also connected to Zagreb by eight daily bus departures. At the time
of writing, a cable car to the summit Sljeme is being built, which will fur-
ther increase its public transport accessibility.
Telašćica Nature Park is a unique protected area, because it is located
on the island Dugi Otok. The island settlement Sali (1.5 km from the gate of
the Park) was selected as the entrance to the nature park. State road D109
runs along the entire island. There are no public buses, but there is public
sea transport. Sali is connected to Zadar, as an urban and leading tourist
centre, via a 45-minute ferry ride that runs four times daily.
Lastovo Islands Nature Park is far from the mainland, which means
that it has lower transport accessibility. The island settlement Ubli, the en-
trance to the Park, is connected by a larger number of ship departures trav-
elling to Vela Luka, Dubrovnik, and Split, as well as eight bus departures
passing along the island on the state road D119. However, the transport ac-
cessibility score took a significant hit due to temporal distance from an ur-
ban centre (Korčula), which is 75 minutes away by ship, as well as from the
leading tourist centre (Split) that is over four hours away by ship.
Lonjsko Polje Nature Park holds the same transport accessibility score
as Lastovo Islands Nature Park. The difference is in the road category.
Namely, Lonjsko Polje is one of two nature parks, along with Biokovo, that
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minutes away by car, and the leading tourist centre (Crikvenica) is 75 min-
utes away by car.
Regarding nature parks, the highest score was achieved by Kopački
Rit Nature Park. The settlement of Kopačevo was selected as the entrance
to the Park. The Park is connected to Osijek, the closest urban and also
tourist centre, by county road Ž4056. The Park is roughly 15 minutes
from Osijek by car, and is connected by public transport with 7 daily bus
departures.
Vransko Lake Nature Park and its entrance Prosika are located in
the immediate vicinity of the state road D8 (less than 1 km away) and it is
well-connected by public transport, which increases its total score of trans-
port accessibility. Its transport accessibility score is also increased by the
relative vicinity of the town Vodice, an urban and leading tourist centre,
which is located at about 20 minutes away by car.
The entrance to Medvednica Nature Park is its highest summit (Sljeme),
because the highest zone of Medvednica is also the most visited area of this
nature park. It is connected by county roads Ž1048 and Ž1049 with the clos-
est urban and tourist centre—Zagreb— and is roughly 20 minutes away by
car. It is also connected to Zagreb by eight daily bus departures. At the time
of writing, a cable car to the summit Sljeme is being built, which will fur-
ther increase its public transport accessibility.
Telašćica Nature Park is a unique protected area, because it is located
on the island Dugi Otok. The island settlement Sali (1.5 km from the gate of
the Park) was selected as the entrance to the nature park. State road D109
runs along the entire island. There are no public buses, but there is public
sea transport. Sali is connected to Zadar, as an urban and leading tourist
centre, via a 45-minute ferry ride that runs four times daily.
Lastovo Islands Nature Park is far from the mainland, which means
that it has lower transport accessibility. The island settlement Ubli, the en-
trance to the Park, is connected by a larger number of ship departures trav-
elling to Vela Luka, Dubrovnik, and Split, as well as eight bus departures
passing along the island on the state road D119. However, the transport ac-
cessibility score took a significant hit due to temporal distance from an ur-
ban centre (Korčula), which is 75 minutes away by ship, as well as from the
leading tourist centre (Split) that is over four hours away by ship.
Lonjsko Polje Nature Park holds the same transport accessibility score
as Lastovo Islands Nature Park. The difference is in the road category.
Namely, Lonjsko Polje is one of two nature parks, along with Biokovo, that
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