Romania - Nicolae Romanescu Park of Craiova

The Nicolae Romanescu National Park (Romanian: Parcul Nicolae Romanescu) in Craiova, Romania, is the largest and best-known park in the South-West region of Romania. It is also considered to be the 3rd biggest natural park of Europe.

Through the initiative of Nicolae P. Romanescu, the mayor of Craiova at that time, the park was designed by French architect Émile Rendont. In 1900, the designs for the park won the gold medal at the Paris World Fair. Construction of the park began in 1901, and was completed in 1903.

Between the park objectives:

- "Suspended Bridge" (Podul Suspendat);

- "Magic Castle" (Castelul Fermecat);

- Zoo Garden (Gradina zoologica);

- Hippodrome (Hipodromul);

- Velodrome (Velodromul);

- aso.

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Croatia - Plitvice Lakes National Park (Plitvicka Jezera)

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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