a patriotic folk song "Vila Velebita" that personifies a fairy in Velebit. Climate Velebit in literature In the Republic of Venice, Velebit was known as Montagna della Morlacca ("Mountain of the Morlach"), named after the Morlachs, an originally Romance ethnic group that eventually got assimilated into the local Croatian population. Planine, the first Croatian novel by Petar Zoranić, was inspired by the Velebit mountain. See also List of mountains in Croatia Rewilding Europe Tentative list of World Heritage Sites in Croatia Further reading Literature about the Velebit that is available includes: Sergej Forenbacher's Velebit and its plant world. Željko Poljak's Mountains of Croatia. References External links Velebit nature park Dinaric Alps Mountain ranges of Croatia Nature parks of Croatia Lika Landforms of Lika-Senj County Landforms of Zadar County