Grad is a municipality in Croatia. Often referred to as the settlement Starigrad Paklenica, to distinguish it from Stari Grad on Hvar.
Starigrad is located in the northwestern part of the Zadar County and northern Dalmatia. Resorts municipalities stretch along twenty miles of the Adriatic Sea, and overlooking them Velebit mountain, on whose southern slopes Paklenica National Park. This area is entirely in the protected environment because Velebit along with its coastline of 1981st she is a nature park. [1] Due to the carbonate structure, characterized by an abundance of hydrological and geomorphological forms and phenomena. Manita and Jama Vodarica most famous Caves. The highest mountain peak of Velebit is Vaganski peak (1757 m), followed by Sacred Hill (1752 m) and Babin Vrh (1723 m). The area is under the influence of the sub-Mediterranean and mountain climate which affects the diversity of vegetation and its changes with altitude. The Paklenica karst landscapes dominated by low vegetation and beech forest. Are represented by white and black hornbeam and pine in the national park. Vegetation is abundant herbs (sage, fennel, mint, scream, St. John's wort), endemic and relict species.