Plitvica is a river in northern
Croatia
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, a right tributary of
. It is long and its basin covers an area of .
Plitvica rises in the hilly areas of
Maceljsko gorje, near of the eponymous village of
Plitvica Voćanska, near
Donja Voća
Donja Voća is a municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County
Varaždin County ( hr, Varaždinska županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It is named after its county seat, the city of Varaždin.
Geography
The county contains the city of Va ...
. It flows southeast until it turns east near
Maruševec
Maruševec ( hu, Máriasócszentgyörgy, Kajkavian dialect, Kajkavian: ''Maršuvic, Maršovec,'' or ''Maršuvec'') is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County.
According to the 2011 census, there are 6,381 inhabitants, in the foll ...
, and continues through the lowland south of
Varaždin
)
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and parallel to Drava, through
Sveti Đurđ (north of
Ludbreg
Ludbreg is a town in Croatia, located halfway between Varaždin and Koprivnica near the river Drava. It has 3,603 inhabitants, and a total of 8,478 in the entire municipality (census 2011).
History
For centuries Ludbreg has been a popular pla ...
), until it merges into Drava north of
Veliki Bukovec.
References
Rivers of Croatia
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