Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatian: Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera) is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage register. The national park was founded in 1949 and is in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

population: 4,373
Zagreb->Plitvice Lakes: 132km
Rijeka->Plitvice Lakes: 151km
Ljubljana->Plitvice Lakes: 187km