The Forest of Motovun

The Forest of Motovun- represents the last preserved lowland floodplain Mediterranean autochthonous forest of sedge oak, field ash and elm. In this forest, the feature of natural rarity is given by the oak (Quercus robur), which is a common species in the lowland regions of mainland Croatia. During the time of the Venetian Republic and the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, the forest was a reserve for growing trees to supply the shipyard with construction wood, and today it is the world's largest unique habitat of the white truffle (Tuber magnatum Pico). It was declared a special reserve of forest vegetation in 1963, and the reserve covers an area of 275 hectares.