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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 .
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).
A 54-year-old Slovak tourist visiting Plitvice Lakes National Park fell to her death from a rock while taking a selfie. [51] [52] July 2015 Wales: 1 0 Lightning A walker in the Brecon Beacons was struck by lightning when the selfie stick he was using to capture a photograph acted like a lightning rod and he was fatally injured. [53] July 2015 ...
On 2 May, the Serb Democratic Party, the ruling party in the SAO Krajina, organised a protest march to the Plitvice Lakes and a political rally demanding the Croatian police withdraw from Plitvice. The march, led by Babić and Vojislav Šešelj, was prevented from reaching the Plitvice Lakes by the JNA and forced to return to Titova Korenica. [31]
The music video for the song "Neka mi ne svane" was filmed at the Plitvice lakes National Park in 1998 and was directed by Denis Wolfarth. [5] Years later, in 2012, the music video was aploaded to Martinović's official YouTube page where it gathered four million views by June 2023. [5]
During the night from 6 to 7 March 1914 a huge slide of the travertine barrier occurred due to the undercutting by the Korana River. This changed the flows of the waterfalls Hrvoje and Vilina kosa. In 1962, Rastoke has been put under protection by the Croatian Institute for Conservation. In 1969, it was put under national monument protection ...
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.
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