Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
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Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
The largest and oldest national park in the Republic of Croatia is the Plitvice Lakes. This region has traditionally drawn nature enthusiasts because of its extraordinary natural splendour. As a result, on April 8th, 1949, it was designated as the Republic of Croatia's first national park. When Plitvice Lakes was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on October 26, 1979, it was recognised for its remarkable universal value in the process of tufa creation, which creates tufa barriers and lakes as a result.
With a few smaller parts covered by grasses, the park is mostly covered in forest vegetation. The lakes, which make up the majority of the park's most appealing features, occupy less than 1% of its overall area.
Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
The largest and oldest national park in the Republic of Croatia is the Plitvice Lakes. This region has traditionally drawn nature enthusiasts because of its extraordinary natural splendour. As a result, on April 8th, 1949, it was designated as the Republic of Croatia's first national park. When Plitvice Lakes was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on October 26, 1979, it was recognised for its remarkable universal value in the process of tufa creation, which creates tufa barriers and lakes as a result.
With a few smaller parts covered by grasses, the park is mostly covered in forest vegetation. The lakes, which make up the majority of the park's most appealing features, occupy less than 1% of its overall area.
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00:00Welcome to Trending Places.
00:06Today we will take you through
00:08Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia.
00:16The largest and oldest national park
00:18in the Republic of Croatia is the Plitvice Lakes.
00:26This region has traditionally drawn
00:28tourists because of its extraordinary
00:30natural splendor.
00:36As a result, on April 8, 1949,
00:38it was designated as the
00:40Republic of Croatia's
00:42first national park.
00:48When Plitvice Lakes was added
00:50to the UNESCO World Heritage List
00:52on October 26, 1979,
00:54it was recognized
00:56for its remarkable universal
00:58value in the process of
01:00tufa creation, which creates
01:02tufa barriers and lakes as a result.
01:20With a few smaller parts covered by grasses,
01:22the park is mostly covered
01:24in forest vegetation.
01:26The lakes, which make up
01:28the majority of the park's most
01:30appealing features, occupy
01:32less than 1% of its overall area.
01:40The lake system consists of 16
01:42recognized lakes as well as
01:44a number of smaller, unidentified
01:46ones that flow into one another.
01:48The lake system has been
01:50separated into the upper
01:52and lower lakes as a result
01:54of the geological substrate
01:56and distinctive hydrogeological
01:58characteristics.
02:00Proanskojezero,
02:02Siginovac, Okružac,
02:04Butinovac, Velikojezero,
02:06Malojezero, Vr,
02:08Gjelovac, Milinojezero,
02:10Vredeskojezero,
02:12Bržti, and Kožac
02:14are the 12 lakes that
02:16make up the upper lakes.
02:22These lakes are larger,
02:24have more indented and gentler
02:26shorelines than the lower lakes,
02:28and were formed on impermeable
02:30dolomite rock.
02:34The lakes Milinovac,
02:36Gavanovac, Kalurovac,
02:38and Novakovojebrod make up
02:40the lower lakes, which were produced
02:42in permeable limestone substrate
02:44and carved into a deep canyon
02:46with high cliffs.
02:50The spectacular Sistevci
02:52waterfalls, which are the
02:54culmination of the lakes,
02:56have the Korana river rising
02:58beneath their base.
03:00The Plitvice Lakes
03:02National Park provides
03:04visitors with four hiking trails
03:06and seven various ways
03:08to explore the lake system.
03:12All seasons can be spent
03:14at the park.
03:30All visitors are expected
03:32to adhere to the guidelines
03:34provided on the information panels,
03:36stay on the designated trails,
03:38and not harm the environment
03:40in any way by leaving behind
03:42trash or other signs of their visit.
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