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Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatian: Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera, colloquially Plitvice, pronounced [plîtʋitse]) is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. [2] 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 ...
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).
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]
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.
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 29 March 1991, the Plitvice Lakes management was expelled by rebel Krajina Serb police [2] under the control of Milan Martić, [3] supported by paramilitary volunteers from Serbia proper under the command of Vojislav Šešelj. [4] On Easter Sunday, 31 March 1991, Croatian police officers entered the national park to expel the Serb rebels.
Plitvice or Plitvička jezera can refer to: Plitvice Lakes National Park , the largest and oldest national park in Croatia Plitvička Jezera , a municipality of Lika-Senj County, Croatia