Plitvica is a river in northern
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
, a right tributary of
Drava
The Drava or Drave (, ; ; ; ; ), historically known as the Dravis or Dravus, is a river in southern Central Europe. . It is long and its basin covers an area of .
Plitvica rises in the hilly areas of
Maceljsko gorje, near of the eponymous village of
Plitvica Voćanska, near
Donja Voća. It flows southeast until it turns east near
Maruševec
Maruševec ( Kajkavian dialect, Kajkavian: ''Maršuvic, Maršovec,'' or ''Maršuvec'') is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County.
According to the 2011 census, there are 6,381 inhabitants, in the following settlements:
* Bikovec ...
, and continues through the lowland south of
Varaždin
Varaždin ( or ; , also known by #Name, alternative names) is a city in Northern Croatia, north-east of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 in the city settlement itself (2011).
The city is best known for its baroque buildings, ...
and parallel to Drava, through
Sveti Đurđ
Sveti Đurđ is a village and municipality in Croatia in Varaždin County.
According to the 2011 census, there are 3,804 inhabitants, in the following naselja, settlements:
* Hrženica, population 830
* Karlovec Ludbreški, population 591
* Koma ...
(north of
Ludbreg
Ludbreg is a town in Croatia, located halfway between Varaždin and Koprivnica near the river Drava. It has 3,603 inhabitants, and a total of 8,478 in the entire municipality (census 2011).
History
For centuries Ludbreg has been a popular plac ...
), until it merges into Drava north of
Veliki Bukovec.
References
Rivers of Croatia
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