Plitvice Lakes (in croatian Plitvička jazera), are composed of 16 interlinked lakes between Mala Kapela Mountain and Plješevica Mountain in the region of Lika. The lake system is divided into the upper lakes (Prošćansko, Ciginovac, Okrugljak, Batinovac, Veliko Jezero = Big Lake, Malo Jezero = Small Lake, Vir, Galovac, Milino Lake, Jezerce, Burgeti and Kozjak) and the lower lakes (Milinovac, Gavanovac, Kaluderovac and Novakovica Brod). The highest of them is Prošćansko Lake (639 m) and the lowest Novakovica Brod (503 m). The upper lakes, surrounded by thick forests and interlinked by a series of waterfalls, with the biggest one is 78m high.
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Plitvice Upper Lakes
The Lakes receive most of their water from two rivers called Bijela and Crna Rijeka (White and Black River), which are joined into one course south of Prošćansko Lake. After the waterfall Sastavci on the lower lakes, the Lakes' waters continue into the Korana river, as well as the Plitvice brook, which falls from an elevation of 76 m. Due to their natural beauty and significance, the Plitvice Lakes and a large forest complex around it were set aside as a national park in 1949. Due the unique geological evolution and beauty, to the Plitvice Lakes National Park entered in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1979. The national park is including an area of 295 km2, while the surface of the Lakes is about 2 km2.
Plitvice Lakes (in croatian Plitvička jazera), are composed of 16 interlinked lakes between Mala Kapela Mountain and Plješevica Mountain in the region of Lika. The lake system is divided into the upper lakes (Prošćansko, Ciginovac, Okrugljak, Batinovac, Veliko Jezero = Big Lake, Malo Jezero = Small Lake, Vir, Galovac, Milino Lake, Jezerce, Burgeti and Kozjak) and the lower lakes (Milinovac, Gavanovac, Kaluderovac and Novakovica Brod). The highest of them is Prošćansko Lake (639 m) and the lowest Novakovica Brod (503 m). The upper lakes, surrounded by thick forests and interlinked by a series of waterfalls, with the biggest one is 78m high.
