Plitvicka Jezera or just Plitvice (Plitvice Lakes, in English) is a municipality in central Croatia, in the eastern part of the Lika-Senj county, that lies in and near the eponymous Plitvice Lakes National Park, bisected by the D1 main road (Zagreb-Split). Its total area is 539.08 km² The main town and seat of the municipality is Korenica, to the south of the National Park. Smaller towns and villages are Bjelopolje, Jezerce, and Licko Petrovo Selo.
Plitvice Lakes National Park 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 in 1979. Plitvicka 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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