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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.
In
1979,
Plitvice
Lakes
National
Park
was
added
to
the
UNESCO
World
Heritage
register.
The
national
park
was
founded
in
1949
and
is
in
the
mountainous
karst
area
of
central
Croatia,
at
the
border
to
Bosnia
and
Herzegovina.
The
important
north–south
road
that
passes
through
the
national
park
area
connects
the
Croatian
inland
with
the
Adriatic
coastal
region.
The
protected
area
extends
over
296.85
square
kilometres
(73,350
acres).
About
90%
of
this
area
is
part
of
Lika-Senj
County,
while
the
remaining
10%
is
part
of
Karlovac
County.
Each
year,
more
than
1
million
visitors
are
recorded.
Entrance
is
subject
to
variable
charges,
up
to
250
kuna
or
around
€34
per
adult
per
day
in
summer
2018.
Area
The
national
park
is
world-famous
for
its
lakes
arranged
in
cascades.
Sixteen
lakes
can
be
seen
from
the
surface.
These
lakes
are
a
result
of
the
confluence
of
several
small
rivers
and
subterranean
karst
rivers.
The
lakes
are
all
interconnected
and
follow
the
water
flow.
They
are
separated
by
natural
dams
of
travertine,
which
is
deposited
by
the
action
of
moss,
algae,
and
bacteria.
The
particularly
sensitive
travertine
barriers
are
the
result
of
an
interplay
between
water,
air
and
plants.
The
encrusted
plants
and
bacteria
accumulate
on
top
of
each
other,
forming
travertine
barriers
which
grow
at
the
rate
of
about
1
cm
(0.4
in)
per
year.
The
16
lakes
are
separated
into
an
upper
and
lower
cluster
formed
by
runoff
from
the
mountains,
descending
from
an
altitude
of
636
to
503
m
(2,087
to
1,650
ft)
over
a
distance
of
some
8
kilometres
(5.0
mi),
aligned
in
a
south–north
direction.
The
lakes
collectively
cover
an
area
of
about
0.77
square
miles,
the
water
exiting
from
the
lowest
lake
forming
the
Korana
River.
The
lakes
are
renowned
for
their
distinctive
colors,
ranging
from
azure
to
green,
grey
or
blue.
The
colors
change
constantly
depending
on
the
quantity
of
minerals
or
organisms
in
the
water
and
the
angle
of
sunlight.
Excerpt
from
Wikipedia
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