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Plitvice Lakes National Park

Also known as Lacs de Plitvice, Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera, Parc national Plitvice, Plitvice, Plitvice Lakes, Plitvice National Park, Plitvicka Jezera National Park

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Plitvice Lakes National Park is about 70 km south of Karlovac. The nearest other World Heritage site is Šibenik Cathedral, about 130 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Karlovac · about 55,000 peopleabout 70 km north
  • Prijedor · about 105,000 peopleabout 85 km east
  • Zadar · about 71,000 peopleabout 90 km south
  • Rijeka · about 171,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
  • Zagreb · about 723,000 peopleabout 110 km north
  • Banja Luka · about 222,000 peopleabout 120 km east
Plitvice Lakes National ParkZagrebSarajevoBanja LukaTriesteRijekaZenicaPrijedorSlavonski BrodZadarPulaKarlovacŠkocjan CavesEuphrasian BasilicaAquileia50 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Plitvice Lakes National Park and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesŠibenik Cathedral1Škocjan Caves2Plečnik's Ljubljana3Historic City of Trogir4Euphrasian Basilica5Plitvice Lakes National Park
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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