Plitvička Jezera ( or just ''Plitvice'' ; ''Plitvice Lakes'', in
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) is a municipality (''općina'') in central
Croatia
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, in the eastern part of the
Lika-Senj county
Lika-Senj County (, hr, Ličko-senjska županija) is a Counties of Croatia, county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag (island ...
, that lies in and near the eponymous
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Plitvice Lakes National Park ( hr, Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera, colloquially ''Plitvice'', ) is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage lis ...
, bisected by the
D1 main road (
Zagreb
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–
Split
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Arts, enterta ...
). Its total area is 539.08 km
2 The main town and seat of the municipality is
Korenica
Korenica is a village in Lika, Croatia, located in the municipality of Plitvička Jezera, on the D1 road between Plitvice and Udbina. According to 2011 census it has 1,766 residents. It is the seat of the Plitvička Jezera Municipality.
In ...
. Smaller towns and villages are
Bjelopolje,
Jezerce, and
Ličko Petrovo Selo.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, its total population was 4,668. The ethnic composition of Plitvička Jezera was 67.3%
Croat
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and 30.5%
Serb
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
. In the 2011 census, the population dropped to 4,373, of which 70.11% were
Croats
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and 27.08% were
Serbs
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The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
. The settlements in the municipality are:
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Bjelopolje, population 114
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Čanak, population 53
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Čujića Krčevina, population 8
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Donji Babin Potok, population
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Donji Vaganac, population 61
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Drakulić Rijeka, population 9
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Gornji Babin Potok, population
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Gornji Vaganac, population 125
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Gradina Korenička, population 82
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Homoljac, population 21
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Jasikovac, population 28
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Jezerce, population 246
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Kalebovac, population 35
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Kapela Korenička, population 13
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Kompolje Koreničko, population 130
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Končarev Kraj, population 1
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Korana
The Korana is a river in central Croatia and west Bosnia and Herzegovina. The river has a total length of and watershed area of .
The river's name is derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*karr-'' 'rock'. It was recorded in the 13th century as '' ...
, population 25
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Korenica
Korenica is a village in Lika, Croatia, located in the municipality of Plitvička Jezera, on the D1 road between Plitvice and Udbina. According to 2011 census it has 1,766 residents. It is the seat of the Plitvička Jezera Municipality.
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, population 1 776
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Kozjan, population 0
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Krbavica
Krbavica ( sr-cyr, Крбавица) is a village in Croatia, located in Lika near Korenica
Korenica is a village in Lika, Croatia, located in the municipality of Plitvička Jezera, on the D1 road between Plitvice and Udbina. According to ...
, population 44
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Ličko Petrovo Selo, population 110
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Mihaljevac, population 44
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Novo Selo Koreničko
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Plot
Graham suffers from severe ...
, population 12
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Oravac, population 23
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Plitvica Selo, population 44
* Plitvička Jezera, population 315
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Plitvički Ljeskovac, population 20
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Poljanak, population 98
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Ponor Korenički, population 3
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Prijeboj
Prijeboj is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D1 (Croatia), D1 highway.
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Populated places in Lika-Senj County
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, population 12
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Rastovača
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, population 98
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Rešetar Rešetar may refer to:
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* Rešetar, Croatia, a village near Plitvička Jezera
Plitvička Jezera ( or just ''Plitvice'' ; ''Plitvice Lakes'', in English) is a municipality (''općina'') in central Croatia, in the eastern part of the Lika-Senj c ...
, population 43
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Rudanovac, population 123
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Sertić Poljana, population 12
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Smoljanac, population 245
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Šeganovac, population 10
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Trnavac
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Background
The village is located in the valley, on the banks of the Timok river. The village has a population of around 300 peo ...
, population 10
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Tuk Bjelopoljski, population 15
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Vranovača
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, population 194
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Vrelo Koreničko, population 123
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Vrpile, population 15
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Zaklopača, population 5
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Željava, population 38
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History
During the
Croatian War of Independence
The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yugosl ...
and the
Krajina Krajina () is a Slavic toponym, meaning 'frontier' or 'march'. The term is related to ''kraj'' or ''krai'', originally meaning 'edge'Rick Derksen (2008), ''Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon'', Brill: Leiden-Boston, page 244 an ...
uprising, many areas were mined to stop enemy advances. The area around the
Korana Bridge has recently been de-mined, but there are still other areas suspected to be mine contaminated as per reports from the local NGO Croatian Mine Action Centre.
Many local ethnic Serbs left the municipality during the war. Between 1,500-2,000 have returned.
According to
Human Rights Watch
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, many of the ethnic Serbian returnees were experiencing higher unemployment rates and being "excluded from work in municipal or town-run services and institutions, including the National Park".
Economy
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Plitvice Lakes National Park ( hr, Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera, colloquially ''Plitvice'', ) is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage lis ...
is a major tourist destination and the area's main source of income, together with arable lands, grazing lands and woods. Due to the Plitvice Lakes National Park's unique geological evolution and beauty, it was entered in the
UNESCO world heritage list
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in 1979.
Plitvice Lakes National Park website
np-plitvicka-jezera.hr; accessed 30 November 2016. Plitvička Jezera is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia
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.
See also
* Plitvice Lakes National Park
Plitvice Lakes National Park ( hr, Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera, colloquially ''Plitvice'', ) is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage lis ...
* Plitvice Lakes incident
The Plitvice Lakes incident ( hr, Krvavi Uskrs na Plitvicama or ''Plitvički krvavi Uskrs'', both translating as "Plitvice Bloody Easter") was an armed clash at the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence. It was fought between Croatian po ...
Notable natives and residents
* Rade Končar
Rade Končar ( sr-cyr, Раде Кончар; 6 August or 28 October 1911 – 22 May 1942) was a Serbs of Croatia, Croatian Serb politician and leader of the Yugoslav Partisans in the Independent State of Croatia and Governorate of Dalmatia, D ...
(1911–1942) - antifascist, communist and People's Hero of Yugoslavia
The Order of the People's Hero or the Order of the National Hero ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Orden narodnog heroja, Oрден народног хероја; sl, Red narodnega heroja, mk, Oрден на народен херој, Orden na ...
* Bogdan Dragović
References
External links
Population Data
Tourist Board of the Municipality of Plitvice Lakes
Plitvice lakes secondary school
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Populated places in Lika-Senj County
Municipalities of Croatia
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