Croatia Guide

Plitvice Lakes National Park (chor Nacionalni Park Plitvice Lakes) – national park in Croatia, situated 15 km from the coast Kvarneru, north of Rijeka. Created 15 September 1953 with an area of 30 square kilometers.

The difference in the amount of the park is 1,000 m. above the lowest point of the valley Leska (680 m), while the highest peak of the Great Plitvice Lakes (1528 m). In this area ścierają to be different weather: Mountain related to the proximity of the Alps and the mild maritime related to the proximity to the Adriatic.

Park is a wooded mountain range, including its Kupa river source area. Because of its location – between the Alps and the mountains Dynarskimi – live here on a small area of very many species of plants (including about 30 endemics) and animals. In the natural conditions here, you can see the brown bear, deer, roe deer, chamois and white mountain lynx, of which Park is likely to give his name.

Some species of plants occurring in the park:

* Szarotka Alpine (Leontopodium alpinum)
* Nigritella nigra
* Milfoil (Achillea clavenae)
* Alpine joy (Clematis alpina)
* Viola biflora (Viola biflora)
* Saxifrage Gronków (Saxifraga aizoon)

The beauty of the surrounding terrain here is attracting all those who love hiking in the mountains.