Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Mountainous Croatia (Croatian: Gorska Hrvatska) is a geographical region of Croatia that comprises Gorski Kotar, Lika and Ogulin-Plaški Valley and encompasses parts of Lika-Senj, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Zadar and Karlovac counties. It covers 7,667 square kilometres (2,960 square miles), and has a population of 89,325. The largest towns in the region are Ogulin, Gospić and Delnice.The mountainous terrain of the region is a part of the Dinaric Alps, and contains five out of eight mountains in Croatia higher than 1,500 metres (4,900 feet). Karst topography predominates in the region, resulting in specific landforms and hydrology because of the interaction of the karst and the region's watercourses—this is exemplified by the Plitvice Lakes. Most of the region has a moderately warm and rainy continental climate, although there is considerable seasonal snow at greater elevations.The region represents a natural barrier between the Adriatic Sea and the Pannonian Basin, and this, along with Ottoman conquest and resulting military frontier status, has contributed to the relatively poor development of the economy and infrastructure of the area. Forestry, farming and animal husbandry were the principal economic activities of the region until the 20th century, when limited industrialisation began. However, the economy suffered in the 1990s, with a decrease in population in the area.. }
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- Mountainous_Croatia abstract "Mountainous Croatia (Croatian: Gorska Hrvatska) is a geographical region of Croatia that comprises Gorski Kotar, Lika and Ogulin-Plaški Valley and encompasses parts of Lika-Senj, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Zadar and Karlovac counties. It covers 7,667 square kilometres (2,960 square miles), and has a population of 89,325. The largest towns in the region are Ogulin, Gospić and Delnice.The mountainous terrain of the region is a part of the Dinaric Alps, and contains five out of eight mountains in Croatia higher than 1,500 metres (4,900 feet). Karst topography predominates in the region, resulting in specific landforms and hydrology because of the interaction of the karst and the region's watercourses—this is exemplified by the Plitvice Lakes. Most of the region has a moderately warm and rainy continental climate, although there is considerable seasonal snow at greater elevations.The region represents a natural barrier between the Adriatic Sea and the Pannonian Basin, and this, along with Ottoman conquest and resulting military frontier status, has contributed to the relatively poor development of the economy and infrastructure of the area. Forestry, farming and animal husbandry were the principal economic activities of the region until the 20th century, when limited industrialisation began. However, the economy suffered in the 1990s, with a decrease in population in the area.".