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Đurđevečki Peski is the remains of the only Croatian desert .
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This "desert" is located in the eastern part of the City of Đurđevac . The region is known as "Bloody sand" and "Croatian Sahara".
This desert is located in the eastern part of the City of Đurđevac . The nation is known as "Bloody sand" and "Croatian Sahara".
This is a protected botanical area, distinctive habitats with a large number of endemic species, unique flora and fauna, and visible forms of sand dunes, and the remains of the "Croatian Sahara". The sands occupy about 20 hectares and in 1963, part of it was declared a special geographical and botanical reserve as an easily recognizable and unique habitat in Croatia, and the intention of preserving the great diversity of vegetation, where the conditions of life on the sand could develop and adapt to certain plant species; among others, and over 300 species of butterflies . With endemic species, there are also visible remains of sand dunes . On the remains of the desert is Đurđevačka city district, which is the desert's namesake. It is separated from the rest Đurđevca by a stream called Čivićevec, and (with about 2,200 residents, which is a third of the total population of the city itself) is the largest Đurđevačka quarter.