Zavižan mountain lodge

Zavižan mountain lodge (Croatian: Planinarski dom Zavižan) is a mountain hut and meteorological station in the Velebit mountains of Croatia. It sits at an elevation of 1,594 metres on the southern slope of Vučjak (1,645 m), above steep meadows, with views over the sea, the Zavižan basin, Veliki Zavižan and the Hajdučki kukovi peaks. The lodge is operated within the network of mountain houses of the Croatian Mountaineering Association (Hrvatski planinarski savez, HPS), which lists it among its official mountain huts and provides its public information page. The building is a one-storey masonry structure with two dining rooms, a kitchen and sanitary facilities. On the ground floor there is a kitchen, a shared dormitory with 14 beds and a dining room seating 40 people; upstairs there is a two-bed room, a four-bed room and a group room with 8 beds. Rooms and dormitories are equipped with bunk beds and bedding, so guests do not need to bring their own sleeping bags. There is electricity and a telephone, and guests may use the kitchen. Outside, in front of the lodge, there is a terrace with 50 seats. The lodge is open year-round. A distinctive feature of Zavižan is that the hut doubles as the highest meteorological station in Croatia, where measurements are taken every hour. Meteorological instruments stand in a fenced area next to the building, and the hosts are also meteorologists — the Vukušić family. The building includes a water cistern of limited capacity, so water must be used sparingly. During the season it is advisable to reserve accommodation in advance. Access is by the asphalt road Sveti Juraj – Krasno – Otočac to Oltari, then 17 km of partly asphalt and partly gravel road to a parking area at the edge of the Zavižan basin. From there it is half a kilometre to the Chapel of St. Anne, where a branch to the right leads 500 m to the lodge, although that section of road is closed to tourist traffic. The lodge is associated with Northern Velebit National Park and is documented both on the park's website and on the Croatian Mountaineering Association's website.

Zavižan mountain lodge is a mountain hut in the Velebit range of Croatia, listed by the Croatian Mountaineering Association (Hrvatski planinarski savez) among its mountain houses. The lodge is located at 1,594 metres on the southern slope of Vučjak (1,645 m), above steep meadows, overlooking the sea, the Zavižan basin, Veliki Zavižan and the Hajdučki kukovi. It is a one-storey masonry building with two dining rooms, a kitchen and sanitary facilities. The ground floor contains a kitchen, a shared dormitory with 14 beds and a dining room seating 40 people; the upper floor has a two-bed room, a four-bed room and a group room with 8 beds. Rooms and dormitories are equipped with bunk beds and bedding, so guests do not need to bring their own sleeping bags. The lodge has electricity and a telephone, and guests may use the kitchen. In front of the building there is a terrace with 50 seats. The lodge is open year-round. A defining aspect of the lodge is that it also serves as the highest meteorological station in Croatia, where measurements are taken every hour. Meteorological instruments stand in a fenced area next to the building, and the hosts are also meteorologists — the Vukušić family. The building includes a water cistern of limited capacity, so water must be used sparingly. During the season it is advisable to reserve accommodation in advance. Access to the lodge is by the asphalt road Sveti Juraj – Krasno – Otočac to Oltari, then 17 km of partly asphalt and partly gravel road to a parking area at the edge of the Zavižan basin. From there it is half a kilometre to the Chapel of St. Anne, where a branch to the right leads 500 m to the lodge, although that section of road is closed to tourist traffic. The lodge is documented on the website of Northern Velebit National Park and on the website of the Croatian Mountaineering Association.

A high-altitude, year-round mountain lodge and meteorological station in Northern Velebit National Park, operated within the Croatian Mountaineering Association's network of mountain huts.

• Shared dormitory (14 beds)

  Ground-floor shared dormitory with 14 beds, equipped with bunk beds and bedding.

• Two-bed room

  Upper-floor private room with two beds.

• Four-bed room

  Upper-floor private room with four beds.

• Group room (8 beds)

  Upper-floor group room with 8 beds.

• Dining room (40 seats)

  Ground-floor dining room seating 40 people.

• Terrace (50 seats)

  Outdoor terrace in front of the lodge with 50 seats.

• Meteorological station

  Croatia's highest weather station, with hourly measurements and instruments in a fenced area next to the building.

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2. 2Zavižan mountain lodge - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Zavižan (schronisko) - Wikipedia (Polish)pl.wikipedia.org