Interesting facts
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
The largest and oldest national park in the Republic of Croatia is the Plitvice Lakes. This region has traditionally drawn nature enthusiasts because of its extraordinary natural splendour. As a result, on April 8th, 1949, it was designated as the Republic of Croatia's first national park. When Plitvice Lakes was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on October 26, 1979, it was recognised for its remarkable universal value in the process of tufa creation, which creates tufa barriers and lakes as a result.


With a few smaller parts covered by grasses, the park is mostly covered in forest vegetation. The lakes, which make up the majority of the park's most appealing features, occupy less than 1% of its overall area.