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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Plitvice Lakes National Park' has mentioned 'National park' in the following places:
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| +385 (0)53 751 015www.np-plitvicka-jezera.hr UNESCO World Heritage SiteTypeNaturalCriteriavii, viii, ixDesignated1979 (3rd Session)Referencexc2xa0no.98Europe and North AmericaExtensions2000Endangered1992xe2x80x931997 IUCN Category II (National Park)TypeNaturalDesignated1979State PartyCroatia Protected Natural Value of CroatiaOfficial nameNacionalni park Plitvixc4x8dka jezeraDesignatedApril 8, 1949 Location of Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia | WIKI |
| The national park was founded in 1949 and is in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina. | WIKI |
| The important northxe2x80x93south road that passes through the national park area connects the Croatian inland with the Adriatic coastal region. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Area 2 Etymology 3 Location 3.1 Routes and distances 4 Topography and geology 4.1 Terrain 4.2 Rivers 4.3 Properties of the underground 5 Climate 6 The dissolution and creation of rock 6.1 Alteration processes 6.2 Sedimentation processes 6.2.1 Preconditions for sedimentation 6.2.2 Thresholds become barriers 6.2.3 Influence of vegetation 6.2.4 Factors impeding tufa formation 6.2.5 Types of rock 7 Flora and Fauna 7.1 Flora 7.2 Fauna 8 History 8.1 Early History and Medieval Age 8.2 Ottoman Wars and the Habsburgs 8.3 Farmlands becoming an area of recreation 8.4 The Lakes as National Park 9 Local customs and traditions 10 Lake names and anecdotes 11 Comparable phenomena worldwide 12 References 13 Bibliography 14 External links 14.1 Official links 14.2 Photo galleries | WIKI |
| The national park is world-famous for its lakes arranged in cascades. | WIKI |
| The national park became famous during the 1960s and 1970s through several Western film productions of Karl May novels. | WIKI |
| The national park is located at the national route D1 Zagrebxe2x80x93Split between Slunj and Korenica in the vicinity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. | WIKI |
| The shortest linear distance between the Adriatic coast and the national park is 55xc2xa0km (34xc2xa0mi). | WIKI |
| The fastest north-south road connection within Croatia, the A1 Zagrebxe2x80x93Split runs about 50xc2xa0km (31xc2xa0mi) west of the national park and thus circumvents the protected area. | WIKI |
| Its 296.85 square kilometres (114.61xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) area is divided between Lika-Senj County (90.7 percent) and Karlovac County (9.3 percent),[13] hence the national park authority is under national jurisdiction. | WIKI |
| Within the national park area there are 19 small settlements. | WIKI |
| The western side of the national park area is enclosed by the Mala Kapela mountain, while the eastern side is enclosed by the Pljexc5xa1evica mountain, which also represents the border to Bosnia and Hercegovina. | WIKI |
| The overall difference in altitude within the national park area is 912 m (the highest elevation is Selixc5xa1ki vrh at 1279 m, the lowest elevation is reached at 367 m at the bridge across the Korana river). | WIKI |
| The national Park is underlain by karstic rock, mainly dolomite and limestone with associated lakes and caves, this has given rise to the most distinctive feature of the lakes. | WIKI |
| Within the national park, several pit-caves exist, such as the xc4x8cudinka pit-cave (-203 m) or Jama on Vrxc5xa1ixc4x87 (-154 m, length 110 m). | WIKI |
| Scientists have so far identified 1,267 different types of plants belonging to the 109 species so far recorded in the area of the national park. | WIKI |
| Within the national park area 55 different species of orchids can be found. | WIKI |
| Examples of endemic plants to be found in the national park: | WIKI |
| The national park has an area of 29,842 hectares, of which some 22,308 hectares are forests (74.75xc2xa0percent), 6,957 ha are meadows (23.31xc2xa0percent) in village areas and 217 ha (0.72xc2xa0percent) are water areas. | WIKI |
| The area of the national park is home to an extremely wide variety of animal and bird species. | WIKI |
| The wider area of the national park is one of the last areas in Europe in which a great number of wild brown bears and wolves can be found. | WIKI |
| Examples of some animals found in the national park: | WIKI |
| However, this law did not contain adequate measures of protection and is thus not regarded as official founding declaration of the national park. | WIKI |
| The Lakes as National Park[edit] | WIKI |
| Bus connection offered to visitors of the national park | WIKI |
| Mill house next to the river in the National Park. | WIKI |
| On April 8, 1949, the Plitvice Lakes were declared as a national park area and rigorous nature protection measures were established. | WIKI |
| The most successful film of this series, Treasure of the Silver Lake was also produced at some locations within the national park. | WIKI |
| During the 1970s, detailed land registers of the national park were recorded. | WIKI |
| The beginning of the 1990s, however, marked another great turning point in the history of this national park. | WIKI |
| During the war from 1991 until 1995, many buildings in the national park were destroyed or burnt down. | WIKI |
| [41][42] In 1998, the national park was removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger. | WIKI |
| In 2000, the national park was expanded by a further 102 square kilometres (39xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi) in order to protect the underground tributary streams. | WIKI |
| Within the national park continuous scientific research projects are being carried out. | WIKI |
| The national park administration currently endeavors to introduce new, progressive protection measures. | WIKI |
| Jiuzhaigou is a nature reserve and national park located in the north of Sichuan, China. | WIKI |
| Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia's largest national park covering almost 30,000 hectares, is situated in the lower elevations of the Dinarides in the central part of the country. | UNESCO |
| Logging is prohibited in the forests within the national park, and such legal prohibition is an important measure to maintain the integrity of the Plitvice lake system. | UNESCO |
| Early conservation efforts were formalized when Plitvice Lakes became a national park in 1949. | UNESCO |
| In 1997, the national park was enlarged on the grounds of protecting the entire catchment area of the lakes and most of the groundwater system. | UNESCO |
| A specialized public institution established by the Croatian Government and under supervision of the Ministry responsible for the nature protection, implements management of the national park. | UNESCO |