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The fastest north–south road connection within Croatia, the A1 Zagreb–Split, runs about 50 km (31 mi) west of the national park and thus circumvents the protected area. Plitvice Lakes National Park can be reached from Karlovac exit in the north, from Otočac exit in the west or Gornja Ploča exit in the south.
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).
It was fought between Croatian police and armed forces from the Croatian Serb-established SAO Krajina at the Plitvice Lakes in Croatia, on 31 March 1991. The fighting followed the SAO Krajina's takeover of the Plitvice Lakes National Park and resulted in Croatia recapturing the area. The clash resulted in one killed on each side and contributed ...
The largest mountain massive in Croatia, exhibiting a wide range of karst landforms. [26] Diocletian's Palace and the Historical Nucleus of Split (extension) Split-Dalmatia County: 2005 i, ii, iii, iv, v (cultural) Extension to the existing World Heritage Site, to include additional sites, including the Diocletian Aqueduct. [27] Lubenice
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 . Moslavina is a microregion located in the Croatian counties of: Zagreb County , Sisak-Moslavina County and Bjelovar-Bilogora County .
This is a list of lighthouses in Croatia. They are located both on the mainland and on the numerous Croatian islands in the Adriatic. The principal lights and lighthouses of Croatia are operated and maintained by Plovput, a state owned company. Plovput lists 46 separate lighthouses, although there are numerous additional towers, lights and beacons.
The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 4.540 km 2, [4] the total area is 14.106,40 km 2. [5] Split-Dalmatia County is Croatia's most rapidly urbanising and developing region, as economic opportunities and living standards are among the highest alongside capital Zagreb and Istria County.
The local organization of Croatian Falcon [] (Croatian: Hrvatski sokol) was founded in 1893 in Split.Its first leader was Vinko (Vicko) Katalinić. The idea of building the “Croatian Home” emerged in 1896 and its was purpose gathering Split's Croatian-nationalist cultural, artistic, and sports societies. These include: National Reading Room,