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Dalmatian 'Sacri Boschi' (French-administration sacred groves)
Dalmatia, Adriatic coast, Croatia
Croatia
Historical (largely demised)
Historical / archaeological
- Location
- Dalmatia, Adriatic coast, Croatia
- Coordinates
- ~43.5°N 16.4°E (region)
- Size
- Protected woodland areas of varied extent
- Age / Founded
- Established by the French (Napoleonic) administration 1805–1813
- Status
- Historical (largely demised)
- Deity & Religion
- Administrative/secular 'sacred' protected woods (historical woodland management)
- Community & Guardians
- Dalmatian communities under French administration
- Vernacular name
- Sacri boschi
- Record type
- Historical / archaeological
Cultural practices & uses
Protected forest areas praised by foresters as advanced woodland management
Plant species
Mediterranean Dalmatian woodland
Biome & fauna
Mediterranean forest / karst
Threats & protection
Established then declined within 1805–1813; reconstructed via archival sources and 19th-c. maps
Source
Tekić & Watkins, "'Sacred Groves': an insight into Dalmatian forest history" (catalog #177)