Hutovo Blato
Hutovo Blato (Serbian Cyrillic: Хутово Блато) is a nature reserve and bird reserve located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is primarily composed of marshlands that were created by the underground aquifer system of the Krupa River. It is fed from the limestone massif of Ostrvo that divides the Deransko Lake and Svitavsko Lake. The reserve is on the list of BirdLife International's Important Bird Areas. It is the largest reserve of its kind in the region, in terms of both size and diversity. It is home to over 240 types of migratory birds and dozens that make their permanent home in the sub-Mediterranean wetlands surrounding Deransko Lake. In the migration season, tens of thousands of birds fill the lake and its surroundings.
| Hutovo Blato | |
|---|---|
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
Crystal clear, cold water of this unusual kind of marsh, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Location | Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 43.06°N 17.79°E |
| Area | 78.24 km2 (30.21 sq mi) |
| Designation | |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Official name | Hutovo Blato Wetland |
| Designated | 24 Sep 2001 |
| Reference no. | 1105 |
| Established | 1995 |
| Visitors | Open all year (in Open all year) |
| Operator | Hutovo Blato Public Enterprise |
| Website | Hutovo Blato Nature Park |
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