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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 .
Currently, there are ten sites inscribed on the list and 15 sites on the tentative list. The first three sites, Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian, Dubrovnik, and Plitvice Lakes National Park, were inscribed to the list at the 3rd UNESCO session in 1979.
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).
Mljet lakes (2 lakes) Dubrovnik-Neretva: 2.01 0 46 Plitvice lakes (16 lakes) Lika-Senj: 1.98 503–636 3–46 Baćina lakes (6 lakes) Dubrovnik-Neretva: 1.9 5 32 Lake Sabljaci* Karlovac: 1.2 320 6 Lake Bajer* Primorje-Gorski Kotar: 0.5 730 7 Lake Trakošćan* Varaždin: 0.2 255 n/a
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
Industry is minimal and relies mostly on wood processing. Tourism is important to the region, with two national parks (Plitvice Lakes National Park and Northern Velebit National Park) attracting visitors from all over the world. In 2015, Plitvice Lakes National Park attracted 1.2 million visitors. [20]