Motovun Forest

• Motovun Forest has been protected as a special forest-vegetation reserve since 1964.

  Verified claim · Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development / JU Natura Histrica · Plan upravljanja Posebnim rezervatom Motovunska šuma i područjima ekološke mreže doline Mirne (PU 6060)

• The management plan identifies Motovun Forest as truffle habitat; it does not define public hunting spots.

  Verified claim · Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development / JU Natura Histrica · Plan upravljanja Posebnim rezervatom Motovunska šuma i područjima ekološke mreže doline Mirne (PU 6060)

• The special reserve is managed by JU Natura Histrica; the forest is managed by Hrvatske šume's Buzet branch.

  Verified claim · Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development / JU Natura Histrica · Plan upravljanja Posebnim rezervatom Motovunska šuma i područjima ekološke mreže doline Mirne (PU 6060)

• Motovun's spatial plan places the forest on the alluvium of the Mirna and its Butoniga tributary.

  Verified claim · Općina Motovun / University of Zagreb Faculty of Architecture · Prostorni plan uređenja Općine Motovun

• A soil study describes productive parts of Motovun Forest as alkaline, moist, very well drained and aerated; this is ecological context, not a rule for every site.

  Verified claim · Natura Croatica / Hrčak · The soil environment for Tuber magnatum growth in Motovun Forest, Istria

• Tuber magnatum

  Habitat for species · A scientific study describes Motovun Forest as a white-truffle (*Tuber magnatum*) producing area. Verified claim · Natura Croatica / Hrčak · The soil environment for Tuber magnatum growth in Motovun Forest, Istria

• Tuber melanosporum

  Habitat context for species · A second scientific source gives a broader habitat context for black truffle (*Tuber melanosporum*), without a publicly confirmed find at a specific place. Inferred relationship · SEEFOR / Hrčak · Forest Vegetation of Hardwood Tree Species along the Mirna River in Istria (Croatia)

• special reserve ≠ Natura 2000 HR2000637

  They remain separate protected areas; their boundaries and areas are not merged.

• species habitat context ≠ public hunting spot

  Scientific and management sources do not publish public search points.

• Tuber magnatum ≠ exact occurrence location

  The area relationship is not a public coordinate or a secret hunting location.

• Part of region

  Istria · Verified claim · Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development / JU Natura Histrica · Plan upravljanja Posebnim rezervatom Motovunska šuma i područjima ekološke mreže doline Mirne (PU 6060)

• Along watercourse

  Mirna · Verified claim · Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development / JU Natura Histrica · Plan upravljanja Posebnim rezervatom Motovunska šuma i područjima ekološke mreže doline Mirne (PU 6060)

• Hydrologically connected to

  Butoniga · Verified claim · Općina Motovun / University of Zagreb Faculty of Architecture · Prostorni plan uređenja Općine Motovun

protected-area boundary according to Bioportal 2020

274.86 ha

forest compartments 1–4, management scope

266.75 ha

Measurement scope

• Tuber magnatum

  verified relationship

• Tuber melanosporum

  supported context

• Truffle season

  species calendar

• How Do Truffles Grow? Mycorrhiza and the Life Cycle

  Ecology

• How Are Truffle Species Identified?

  Authenticity

• The White Truffle Habitat in Istria: Soil, Water and the Mirna Valley

  Ecology

• Plan upravljanja Posebnim rezervatom Motovunska šuma i područjima ekološke mreže doline Mirne (PU 6060)

  Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development / JU Natura Histrica · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Prostorni plan uređenja Općine Motovun

  Općina Motovun / University of Zagreb Faculty of Architecture · Accessed 2026-08-24

• The soil environment for Tuber magnatum growth in Motovun Forest, Istria

  Natura Croatica / Hrčak · Accessed 2026-08-24

• Forest Vegetation of Hardwood Tree Species along the Mirna River in Istria (Croatia)

  SEEFOR / Hrčak · Accessed 2026-08-19