There are fantastic places that are close to you, so close, and you do not know that they exist. We all travel, explore large cities, enjoy the famous resorts, love famous beaches and tourist spots, but we do not know that in our surroundings there is something truly unique and beautiful. Such is the case with the Salinac Grove - in which oak trees (Quercus robus), are 100 to 300 years old. It is a real rarity not only in Serbia but in the whole Balkan Peninsula.
"This oak tree and me, we’re made of the same stuff”— Carl Sagan
Located not far from Smederevo, near the mouth of the Great Morava in the Danube, Salinac Grove is a jewel of nature. About 200 oak trees, on a surface of 19 hectares, make a unique ecosystem, 300 years old.
Recently, we decided to go through this forest. The feelings were mixed - delight and disappointment. It is interesting that many people in Serbia do not know about this fantastic forest, and even more interesting is that very few citizens of Smederevo know about it.
As a matter of fact, you can not resist the charm of huge trees with gorgeous crowns. It's a great feeling to be in a place that lasts for three centuries and which still survives. Simply, you feel hugely respect for this place. There are also huge fallen trees, which resemble the stranded whales.
But when we visited the forest we had an impression that nobody cares about old oaks. It is abandoned and unused, although in 2007 Salinac Grove was declared a Nature Monument.
Unfortunately, for the past four decades, a third of the trees have disappeared in Salinac Grove and most of these oaks trees are dry and look bad. This is a result of human negligence. People living in a nearby village told us that at night some people come and cut trees. So you have the impression that the forest is kept only on paper.
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In connection with this, I must mention the "Oak" association, made by people who pay special attention to preserving this ecosystem.
In the end, the conclusion is that the forest - old Salinac Grove represents a great tourist potential. With a little imagination and effort, it can become a real and enjoyable natural park. This is one way of preserving the forest, public attention is very important.
We must be more accountable to nature and forests, because we will pay the price of our negligence.
And I hope this forest will resist all the negative factors, which affect her disappearance, because old oak trees has already survived generations and generations of people.
Wow!
Čula sam za ovu šumu, ali nisam ni pretpostavila da izgleda tako bajno.
Sekvoje u malom 😜
Superoška!
Skokni, nije daleko od jezera :) Prizor je divan, ali kao šro rekoh, vidi se da se ne vodi računa o njoj. Bitno da para ima za lokalne folkere da uveseljavaju narod.
Odavno sam čula za ovu šumu, a ni jednom je nisam obišla. Moraću to da promenim. 😉
Bice i tvojoj deci zanimljivo, naročito oborena stabla, ogromna su :) Samo što, na žalost, deluje zapušteno.
Mnogo lepo, al daleko:)
Jeste, i jedno i drugo :D
Nikad cula i bas ti hvala, do mere da cu verovatno otici tamo. A sto se tice kulture i nacionalnog, to je posledje u ovoj zemlji na zalost..Ovo je cist primer i odnos drzave ka onome sto bi u nekoj zemlji bilo sredjeno i iskorisceno na pravi nacin..necu dalje jer cu da pocnem da penim :)
Hvala tebi @jungwatercolor! Razumem taj penušavi osecaj u potpunosti, na žalost tako je. Do skoro su tu meštani obližnjih sela puštali svinje koje su jele žirove, pa šuma nije mogla da se obnavlja. Sada je barem to rešeno i šuma je počela da pušta mladice. Eto jedne utešne informacije :)
da ako nista drugo :) A suma je zaista carobna i hrast je cudo od drveta. Kada se sece za Bozic, drvetu se prilazi sa postovanjem, preva mu se i izvinjava sto ce biti posecenih grana. Mislim da nam je to ostalo od paganskih dana :) Malo sam se bavila tematikom pre par godina spremajuci izlozbu akvarela o drvecu.
Vrlo zanimljiva tematika, hvala ti na malom dodatku tekstu :) Koliko je paganskog kod nas ostalo je stvarno zanimljiva tema. Skoro sam gledala dokumentarac o Bogovom gumnu na Devici - nesto kao nas Stoun hendz, i slicno kao ova suma - retko ko zna za to, ako mozes nadji na jutjubu. Vredi pogledati.Slovenska mitologija se dosta provlaci kroz celu pricu.
hvala @ladysnowhite, trazim sigurno :)
Quite impressive place @ladysnowhite. :)
Thank you @lighteye! :)
Рутински преко 10 сбдолара :)
Nisam očekivala @lighteye! :)
Ja jesam! Lepo si ti to sročila! Ali da nije bilo manekena sa slika, teško da bi prošao post! 😊
Pa, tesko da bi se primetilo kolika su stabla da nije manekena :) Zao mi je sto nisam imala bolji aparat, al dobro je proslo pa necu da kukam :D
I love the grey texture of those fallen trees. Different, but very beautiful.
Thank you @jcdesign!
trees are always have some great stories, they met 5 to 6 generations of humans while living ... impressive post and photos
thank you @jyoti-thelight! You're right, the old trees are a real treasure of nature.
Great post lady with beautiful old trees well done :)
Thank you @karja very much!!! :)