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- Also spelled:
- Plitvice Lakes
- Croatian:
- PlitviÄka Jezera
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PlitviÄka Lakes
PlitviÄka Lakes, Croatia.
PlitviÄka Lakes
lakes, Croatia
Also known as: PlitviÄka Jezera, Plitvice Lakes
Croatia: PlitviÄka Lakes National ParkPlitviÄka Lakes National Park, western Croatia.
PlitviÄka Lakes, continuous chain of 16 lakes and many waterfalls in western Croatia. The chain, 5 miles (8 km) in length, begins with two mountain streams that join near PlitviÄki Ljeskovac to form the Matica River. The river feeds Lake ProÅ”Äe, the highest in elevation, and then flows by a number of waterfalls and smaller lakes into Lake Kozjak, the largest. Of the many cascades and falls, Plitvice and the Sastavci falls are the most spectacular, particularly during the spring snow melt. The lakes are the focal point of PlitviÄka Lakes National Park, which is also a nature reserve.
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