The Pliva Waterfall ( sr-cyrl, Пливски водопад) is located by the town of

Jajce Jajce (Јајце) is a town and municipality located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 7,172 inhabitants, wit ...

, in central

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

, where the

river Pliva A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wat ...

meets the river Vrbas. The waterfall is a large

tufa Tufa is a variety of limestone formed when carbonate minerals precipitate out of water in unheated rivers or lakes. Geothermally heated hot springs sometimes produce similar (but less porous) carbonate deposits, which are known as travertin ...

, also known as

travertine Travertine ( ) is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs. It often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, cream-colored, and even rusty varieties. It is formed by a p ...

barrier, making over 22 meters cascade on the Pliva river, in a narrow

karstic Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

zone, which follows the Pliva course, retracted into a flysh and

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms w ...

contact zone. It was 30 meters high, but after an earthquake during the

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and attacks on the power plant further up the river, the area was flooded and now the waterfall is 22 meters high. The old Jajce

walled city A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications with towers, bastions and gates ...

core, including the

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several ...

, and other individual sites outside the walled city perimeter, such as the Jajce Mithraeum, is designated as ''The natural and architectural ensemble of Jajce'' and proposed for inscription into the UNESCO's

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. The bid for inscription is currently placed on the UNESCO Tentative list.

Scenery

Image:River_Pliva_in_Jajce_Bosnia.JPG, River Pliva near Jajce, in central Bosnia, some 100 meters upstream from the waterfall Image:River_Pliva_in_Jajce_Bosnia_minor_waterfall.JPG, Upstream one can find several more smaller waterfalls Image:Watermills_Pliva_Jajce_Bosnia.JPG,

Watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production ...

s 4 km upstream

References

Waterfalls of Bosnia and Herzegovina Landforms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Pliva (river)

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