Plitvice Lakes National Park
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Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. In 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, for its outstanding and
The large waterfall
Lower Lakes canyon
Path between the lakes
Gavanovac Lake, one of the four Lower Lakes in Plitvice
Plitvice Lakes incident
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The Plitvice Lakes incident was an armed clash at the beginning of the Croatian War of Independence. It was fought between Croatian police and armed forces from the Croatian Serb-established SAO Kraji
Plitvice Lakes National Park
…The beginning of the 1990s, however, marked another great turning point in the history of this national park. In March 1991 it became the scene of the Plitvice Lakes incident (also called the "Plitvice Bloody Easter"), the first armed confrontation of the Croatian War of Independence that resulted in fatalities. The park was…
Croatian police convoy after the ambush at the Plitvice Lakes, 31 March 1991
Memorial to Josip Jović, the first Croatian policeman killed in action