Plitvice Lakes National Park (Plitvicka Jezera) is the oldest national park in Southeast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia. The national park was founded in
1949 and is situated in central Croatia, at the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The protected area extends over
296.85 square kilometres (
73,350 acres). About 90 percent of this area are part of
Lika-Senj County, while the remaining 10 percent are part of
Karlovac County.
Each year, more than
900,000 visitors are recorded.
In
1979,
Plitvice Lakes National Park was added to the
UNESCO World Heritage register among the first natural sites worldwide.
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