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naravno - ustvarjeno/hand in hand with nature
Marjeta privšek arhiv / archive Jz park Škocjanske jame, Joco žnidaršič, lev rebolj, Tomaž Favai, Matjaž zupanc
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10 ZgodB KraSa
ten features of Kras
Čudežno lepa pokrajina, ki se dviga nad Jadranskim
morjem, spomladi zelena, jeseni pa žareča od
vseh odtenkov ognjenih barv, se imenuje Kras.
Ime prihaja iz pozabljene davnine, iz starodavne
besede za kamen, saj je bil Kras še nedolgo nazaj
negostoljubna kamnita puščava, kjer se je življenje
uklanjalo mrzlemu severovzhodnemu vetru burji
in večnemu pomanjkanju vode. Danes zaradi
pogozdovanja v 19. stoletju kaže prijaznejšo podobo.
Dišeč mediteranski zrak, gozdovi se izmenjujejo z
gručastimi vasicami na gričih, kraški travniki pa so v
svetu naravoslovja cenjeni kot višek naravne pestrosti
življenja. Le površinske vode skorajda ni, saj skozi
porozen apnenec vsa odteče v globine.
The magically beautiful country rising above the
Adriatic Sea, green in spring and ablaze with colour
in autumn, is called Kras or Karst in English. The
name comes from a bygone era, from an ancient
word meaning stone, as not so long ago Karst was
an inhospitable, arid, rocky desert where life was
subjugated to the harsh north-easterly wind dubbed
burja and a perpetual lack of water. Thanks to the
reforestation undertaken in the 19th century, the
Karst we know today is a much friendlier place.
Fresh, sweet smelling Mediterranean air, forests
interspersed with villages huddling on rolling hills,
and karst meadows, which have long been regarded
by natural scientists as the pinnacle of natural
biodiversity. The only thing missing is drainage
water, as porous limestone lets it all disappear into
the bowels of the earth.
a pod krasom, ki ga vidimo, obstaja še en,
popolnoma drugačen svet – svet podzemnih vod
in kraških jam. Tu so raziskovalci prvič začeli
preučevati kraške pojave in prav zato je pokrajina
kras dala ime vsem pojavom na svetu, ki nastanejo
kot rezultat medsebojnega delovanja kamna in vode.
deset zgodb krasa je v resnici le majhen del
bogastva, ki ga pozornemu obiskovalcu rada pokaže
ta nenavadna pokrajina. Če jo obiščemo, nam
razkrije še mnogo več.
in fact, the comparatively plain surface is but a
gateway to a whole different world: the realm of
subterranean waters and limestone caves. it was here
that researches first studied karst phenomena, hence
the word “karst” is now generally used to describe all
phenomena resulting from the interaction of limestone
and water.
These ten features of karst are actually just a small
selection of untold treasures hidden away by this
unusual country, which, however, readily reveal
themselves to the eye of a perceptive observer. even
more so when we pay it a visit.