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In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, for its outstanding and picturesque series of tufa lakes, caves, and connected waterfalls. [3] The national park was founded in 1949 and is in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Description: Karte des Nationalparks Plitvicer Seen in Kroatien: Date: December 2008: Source: own work, used: Generic Mapping Tools and SRTM3 V2-files for relief; Minimap made with Croatia Base Map Alone.svg by User:Dnik
Plitvice Lakes National Park: Plitvička Jezera: 1979 98; vii, viii, ix (natural) Over time, water has flowed over the natural limestone and chalk, creating natural dams which in turn have created a series of connecting lakes, waterfalls, and caves. The nearby forests are home to bears, wolves, and many rare bird species. [8]
Plitvička Jezera (pronounced [plîtv̞itʃkaː jɛzɛ̌ra] or just Plitvice [plîtv̞itsɛ]; Plitvice Lakes, in English) is a municipality (općina) in central Croatia, in the eastern part of the Lika-Senj county, that lies in and near the eponymous Plitvice Lakes National Park, bisected by the D1 main road (Zagreb–Split).
Those include 8 national parks in Croatia, 2 strict reserves and 11 nature parks. The most famous protected area and the oldest national park in Croatia is the Plitvice Lakes National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Velebit Nature Park is a part of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. The strict and special reserves, as well as the ...
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Apart from those that go through narrow region of Gorski Kotar to the north all Croatian roads that lead to the sea from Zagreb pass through Lika. One of Croatia's most famous national parks: the Plitvice Lakes National Park is located in this region. Međimurje is a small region in northern Croatia, situated between rivers Mura and Drava.
Waterfalls at Plitvica stream in Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia; Horizontal resolution: 240 dpi: Vertical resolution: 240 dpi: Software used: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4 (Macintosh) File change date and time: 18:53, 23 August 2019: Exposure Program: Normal program: Exif version: 2.31: Date and time of digitizing: 15:12, 15 July ...