2. • the largest and the most popular national park
in Croatia
• the oldest national park in Southeast Europe
• national park since 1949.
• added to the UNESCO World Heritage
• over 1,200,000 visitors recorded every year
General
3. Lakes
• world famous for its lakes arranged in
cascades
• 16 lakes (12 upper and 4 lower)
• Kozjak lake is the largest
• origin of name: river Plitvica
4. Flora and Fauna
• mosses, algae, water plants, beech, spruce
and fir trees
• brown bear, eagle, wolf, owl, wild cat…
• national protection
• regard to plant and animal diversity the
Plitvice Lakes belongs to the most significant
areas of Croatia
5. Kozjak Lake- the largest and the
deepest
Brown bear family
Frozen Plitvice Lakes