Island Big City
Wildlife
Big City was declared a strict nature reserve for specific geomorphological features karakteristichnataflora and fauna because of its historical past. The island is long 750 m, wide and 450 m, the highest of 50 m above the lake. Of all the island is surrounded by rocks and cliffs with heights 20 to 30 feet. Above them is a plateau with two hills on the northern and southern part of the island. Among saddle which has elevated sloping coves. These two bays are the only stations that can be accessed on the plateau.Environment with large amounts of water, geological substrate and proximity to the Mediterranean island to rule a special microclimate which is cause of rich and rare vegetation, dominated southern Europe types (41 or 25.6% - sub-Mediterranean species, 29 or 18.2% - Eurasian, 20 or 12.6% - Mediterranean, 18 or 11.2% - pontski, 17 or 10.6% - European, 10 or 6.2% - meziski, 8 or 5.0% - cirkumpolarni, 5 or 3.1% - cultural, 4 or 2.5% - sub-Mediterranean-Atlantic, 3 or 1.9% - cosmopolitan, 3 or 1.9% - Illyrian, 2 or 1.2% - Skard- pindski).The island of Great City Academy under Hans Em clearly distinguish two forest communities and forest of wild juniper (Biaro tenuifoliae-Juniperetum excelsae) and forest vebieviot almond and smooth koprivka (Pruno webbii-Celtetum glabrae).
Status
The promulgation declaring a law declaring a part of the mountain Galichica National Park, in Article 4 of this law stipulates that the park includes the island Golem Grad in Lake Prespa.Because natural assets owned by the spatial arrangement plan of the park on the island is a special protection scheme and is placed in the zone of strict protection. The regime of protection in these zones is defined in Article 104 of the Law on Nature Protection (Official Gazette of RM 67/04).
Historic Monuments
The island of relatively small area centered in many cultural monuments and natural values. Two mile long waterway from village Konsko leads to this natural fortress, raised 30 m above the lake with an area of 18 hectares. Today is uninhabited but rich in endemic plants, rare birds, zalichni communities of animals and objects, records and findings that speak of long centuries of population on the island.Except for scholars and lovers of nature, the island Golem Grad is one of the most attractive places for those whose interests are focused on the discovery and the survey of the remains of settlements from Neolithic and Roman times staromakedonskoto (necropolis) and the Middle Ages. Besides Roman necropolis, discovered shestcrkvi existed twelve. The island actually was continuously inhabited 2,000 years ago, and monastic life took place from X to XIV century. Among the churches found of particular interest is the one built and painted in XIV on the foundations of a Roman water cistern.Unless preserved Church St.. Peter, the medieval church of St.. Dimitri, there is the early Christian basilica from late IV and early V century were discovered remains of a floor mosaic.The island has three ports: "St. Peter "," Gojdarica "and" Vlaina ".
