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Weather
The climate in the area is mountainous and the best time to visit is during the three months of high summer when the water temperature in Lake Kozjak rises as high as 24C. Those who prefer the winter season can also enjoy the lakes - waterfalls frozen in mid-air, the silence, glistening snow - all this creates an unforgettable picture.
The Plitvice lakes, known as "Falling lakes" have enjoyed the status of a national park since 1949, and since 1979 it has been under the protection of UNESCO. The lakes are positioned between the Mala Kapela and Pljesivica mountains, in the region of Lika (140 km from Zagreb). This is a unique system of 16 lakes linked together by a series of waterfalls which cascade over countless travertine barriers. The lakes are divided into the upper lakes and the lower lakes. The highest of these is Proscansko jezero - 639 metres, while the lowest is Novakoviæa Brod - 503 metres. The upper lakes are surrounded by thick forests and are connected by numerous waterfalls, while the lower lakes are smaller, shallower and the vegetation is not so lush. Having passed over the Sastavci waterfall on the lower lakes, the lake waters flow into the River Korana, as does the Plitvice stream, tumbling down from a height of 76 metres. In the craggy rocks around the lakes there are fourteen limestone caves and six travertine.
The Croatia is in the zone of the climate Mediterranean on the coast and the moderately in the depth country. The average monthly temperature of the air in Plitvice and neighbourhood is shapes as follows: January 0 C and July 24 C the C. Do of the rarity belong on the coast of days with the negative temperature, in the depth of the country the temperature be able to here and there fall in neighbourhoods or below 0 C.
