Plitvice Lakes

Klara Komočar

• the largest and the most popular national park in Croatia

• the oldest national park in Southeast Europe• national park since 1949.• added to the UNESCO World Heritage• over 1,200,000 visitors recorded every year

General

Lakes

• world famous for its lakes arranged in cascades

• 16 lakes (12 upper and 4 lower)• Kozjak lake is the largest • origin of name: river Plitvica

Flora and Fauna• mosses, algae, water plants, beech, spruce

and fir trees• brown bear, eagle, wolf, owl, wild cat…• national protection• regard to plant and animal diversity the

Plitvice Lakes belongs to the most significant areas of Croatia

Kozjak Lake- the largest and the deepest

Brown bear family

Frozen Plitvice Lakes

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