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KARADJORDJEVO
The Karadjordjevo Hunting Ground lies 140 km north-west of Belgrade and
it spreads on 6,914 hectares along the Danube bank. It used to be the
best-known Yugoslav hunting ground for kings, princes and other nobility and
now it is owned by the Karadjordjevo Military Establishment. It has served
in the last half a century as a representative hunting ground for statesmen,
high ranking military officials and prominent businessmen from all parts of
the world. Its gates are wide open to hunters and tourists throughout the
year.
The picturesque landscape with the centures old oak and acacia woods, the
many marshes, the abundance in various flora and fauna species and the long
distance from the nearest settlements allow the hunters to enjoy the charms
of untouched surroundings.
The following game is available in the Karadjordjevo Hunting Ground:
marsh deer, fallow deer, American deer, wild boar, roe deer, badger, hare,
mouflon, pheasant, wild goose, wild duck... The wealth involved is also
illustrated by the following facts: in the fifty years of its existence,
this hunting ground has registered superb trophies, including 242 points
in case of mouflon (world champion), 24 points in case of badger (world
champion), 210 points in case of fallow deer, 419 points in case of American
deer (Yugoslav champion), 232 points in case of marsh deer and 137 points
in case of wild boar.
Horse-drawn carriages, sledges, boats, off-the-road motor vehicles and
other hunting/tourist equipment are available to the hunters visiting this
hunting ground. What is also available to them are highly comfortable
accommodation
facilities, including the luxury class Dijana country house and Vranjak
bungalows, where exclusive meals and beverages are prepared and served,
the ingredients of which are raised/grown by the Karadjordjevo Military
Establishment.
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