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01Location · Record 01 of 05

Motovun Forest

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

Motovun Forest connects the Istrian white truffle with the soils and water regime of the Mirna Valley. This page compares scientific sources and protected-area documents; they do not provide spots where visitors can search for truffles.

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02Truffle relevance

  • 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

Soil and water regime help explain how the forest functions: water, air in pores and biological activity are linked. The 2004 study by Bragato, Sladonja and Peršurić provides historical scientific context, not evidence of present productivity. Its study extent is distinct from the current special reserve’s area.

How soil and water shape white truffle habitat.

Bragato, Sladonja & Peršurić (2004)

03Species in the evidenced context

  • 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)

04Not the same as

  • 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.

05Geographic relationships

Species in the evidenced contextMirna / Butoniga: Motovun's spatial plan places the forest on the alluvium of the Mirna and its Butoniga tributary.. alluvial context: Motovun's spatial plan places the forest on the alluvium of the Mirna and its Butoniga tributary.. soil: 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.. Tuber magnatum: A scientific study describes Motovun Forest as a white-truffle (*Tuber magnatum*) producing area.01Mirna / Butoniga02alluvial context03soil04Tuber magnatum
Species in the evidenced contextConceptual relationship view, not cadastral geometry.Evidence basis: Prostorni plan uređenja Općine Motovun · The soil environment for Tuber magnatum growth in Motovun Forest, Istria · Forest Vegetation of Hardwood Tree Species along the Mirna River in Istria (Croatia)
  1. Mirna / Butoniga — Motovun's spatial plan places the forest on the alluvium of the Mirna and its Butoniga tributary.
  2. alluvial context — Motovun's spatial plan places the forest on the alluvium of the Mirna and its Butoniga tributary.
  3. soil — 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.
  4. Tuber magnatum — A scientific study describes Motovun Forest as a white-truffle (*Tuber magnatum*) producing area.

06Geographic relationships

  • 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

07Map

08Measurements

protected-area boundary according to Bioportal 2020
274.86 ha
forest compartments 1–4, management scope
266.75 ha

Measurement scope

09Connected records

10Sources