Kravica Waterfall ( or / or ) is a large

tufa Tufa is a variety of limestone formed when carbonate minerals precipitation (chemistry), precipitate out of water in ambient temperature, unheated rivers or lakes. hot spring, Geothermally heated hot springs sometimes produce similar (but less ...

cascade on the Trebižat River, in the karstic heartland of Herzegovina in

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. It is south of

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and south of

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. Its height is about and the radius of the lake in the base of the waterfall is . Kravica is a popular swimming and picnic area and, during the summer, it is frequently visited by tourists. The Kravica Falls area also has a little cafe, a rope swing, a picnic area, and a place to camp. The best time of year for visiting is during the springtime when the fall is at its fullest and the arid landscape turns a bright green. During the high season, various restaurants in the vicinity of the waterfalls mostly offer grilled dishes and fish specialties. Near the Kravica Falls is also a small grotto with stalactites made of calcium carbonate, an old mill and a sailing ship. The owner of the waterfall was a famous municipal councilor, landowner, benefactor and

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from

, Zaim-beg Selimić.

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File:Kravice Falls 1.jpg, Kravica in winter and spring at high discharge File:Kravica Waterfalls.jpg, Kravica in summer at low discharge File:Vodopády kravice 8.JPG, Kravica & its

beds at the waterfall barrier File:Kravice 2 (6).jpg, Kravica symbiosis - tufa overgrown with moss helps accumulate more tufa File:Kravice Waterfalls (16298836824).jpg, Kravica - at the falls crown File:Kravice - waterfalls 01.JPG, Kravica immediate surroundings under pressure - A1 highway visible in close proximity File:Kravice Falls 22.jpg, Kravica under anthropogenic pressure - tourist paved walk and nearby bar File:Waterfalls Kravica 5, Bosnia and Herzegovina.jpg, Kravica lush surrounding and rich

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ecosystem File:Kravica Waterfalls,Bosnia & Herzegovina.jpg, A scene when the sun broke through lighting up the Kravica Waterfalls

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External links

Official website5 Must-see Waterfalls in Bosnia.
Landforms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Waterfalls of Bosnia and Herzegovina Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina Tourist attractions in Bosnia and Herzegovina Nature monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina WKravica Ljubuški {{BosniaHerzegovina-geo-stub

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