Plitvice Lakes is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. It is situated in mountainous region of Croatia between the Mala Kapela mountain range and the Lička Plješivica mountain range.

The national park was founded in 1949.

The process of tufa formation, which results in the building of the tufa, or travertine barriers resulted in the creation of the lakes. The basic chemical formula for the deposition of tufa is:

The three main chemical requirements that must be met are:

• oversaturation of water with calcium carbonate, i.e. a saturation index of Izas> 3
• pH value of the water greater than 8.0
• concentration of dissolved organic matter in the water lower than 10 mg L-1 carbon

Because of  the outstanding universal value, in 1979, Plitvice Lakes National Park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage register.

The protected area extends just under 300 square kilometres.

The park is primarily covered in forest vegetation, with smaller areas under grasslands. The most attractive part of the park, the lakes, cover just under 1% of the total park area.

The national park is world-famous for its lakes arranged in cascades. Sixteen lakes can be seen from the surface. These lakes are a result of the confluence of several small rivers and subterranean karst rivers. The lake system has been divided into the Upper and Lower lakes.

The twelve lakes forming the Upper Lakes are: Prošćansko jezero, Ciginovac, Okrugljak, Batinovac, Veliko jezero, Malo jezero, Vir, Galovac, Milino jezero, Gradinsko jezero, Burgeti and Kozjak. These lakes were formed on impermeable dolomite rock, and are larger, with more indented and gentler shores than the Lower Lakes. The Lower Lakes, consisting of the lakes Milanovac, Gavanovac, Kaluđerovac and Novakovića Brod, were formed in permeable limestone substrate, cut into a deep canyon with steep cliffs. The lakes end in the impressive waterfalls Sastavci, with the Korana River springing under the base of the falls.

The Plitvice Lakes National Park area is part of the Dinarides karst region, one of the most impressive karst landscapes in the world, marked by specific geological, geomorphological and hydrological properties. The karst relief is primarily tied to carbonate rock (limestone and dolomite rock) due to its strong sensitivity to chemical and mechanical wear, and the influence of tectonics (faults, wrinkles, fissures, etc.). Carbon dioxide enriched water penetrates through fissures in the carbonate rock, dissolving the rock as it flows, creating various surface (such as funnels, depressions, karst fields, towers, columns and more) and subsurface (caves and pits) karst forms.

The area of the national park is home to an extremely wide variety of animal and bird species. Rare fauna such as the European brown bear, wolf, eagle, owl, lynx, wild cat, and capercaillie can be found there. The rich fauna of the Plitvice Lakes includes some 50 species of mammals. Scientists have so far discovered 321 different kinds of butterflies. There are also  about 20 different types of bats in the park.

The national park is mainly  forested  with beech, spruce, and fir trees, and features a mixture of Alpine and Mediterranean vegetation.

Scientists have so far identified 1,267 different types of plants and 75 species of plants are endemic.

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Programme of the  project meeting   FOREST –     October 2019 in Krupina

From the 6 October  to the  11 October 2019

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SUNDAY – arrival in Krupina late afternoon from 4 pm to 5 pm

                   Slovak  team will be  waiting for you  at the car park near TESCO shop

MONDAY  - discussions in the classrooms  from 7. 50   to  13 . 00

                     Croatian pupils will visit 5 classrooms  and discuss with Slovak pupils

                     About  their free  time, Krapinske Toplice , Croatia, holidays, school , families

                     14. 00  - 15. 00  rehearsal of the programme Forest

                     15. 30 – teachers :  wellness programme in Dudince spa

TUESDAY – from 7. 50 to 13. 00 

                     Programme   FOREST  for  5 classes of the pupils   20 + 20 minutes

                     Afternoon :  trip for the teachers to Banska Bystrica

WEDNESDAY  -  trip to ZVOLEN, botanic garden , shopping centre Europe

                                                          Castle Zvolen  ( trip from 8.00 to 13.30 )

                     Free afternoon for the teachers and pupils, relax,

                     preparation of the material for the  posters  

THURSDAY – discussions with foresters in 3 classrooms

                       10 pupils ( 5 Slovak and 5 Croatian  pupils will make the posters

                                          with  3 Croatian teachers and 2 Slovak teachers )

                        Topic : forests in  Croatia and Slovakia, forest animals, trees,

                                    typical Croatian and Slovak trees )  workshop

                         afternoon programme for the teachers   :  meeting with our teachers

                                                                                                      at the cottage  in the forest

FRIDAY -  saying goodbye  at school  at 9. 00  ,  at  10. 00  departure of Croatian team         

PROJECT MEETING – POLLUTION – Erasmus+, May 2019, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia

Schools: Zakladna škola Jozefa Cigera Hronskeho Krupina

               Osnovna škola Krapinske Toplice

The programme of the meeting:

May 5, 2019 SUNDAY

The arrival of Slovak team of teachers and pupils in  the late afternoon

Accomodation in the hotel (teachers) and in the families (pupils)

May 6, 2019    MONDAY

8.30 Welcome at school, meeting the headmaster and the teaching staff

10.00 Welcome at the Municipality, meeting the mayor

12.00 Lunch at school

13.00 Pollution – programme rehearsal at the cinema

15.00 – Free time for the pupils and the teachers

May 7, 2019  TUESDAY

8.00 – 9.00 The preparation for the programme at the cinema

9.00 The beginning of the programme Pollution (presentations of Slovak and Croatian pupils)

12.00 Lunch at school for teachers and pupils

13.00 Walk around Krapinske Toplice (with Valentina Novoselec, our History teacher)

15.00 Free time for the pupils

May 8, 2019  WEDNESDAY

A whole day excursion to Plitvice Lakes

May 9, 2019  THURSDAY

8.00 – 10.00 pupils:  conversation with Croatian pupils in the classrooms  

teachers:  conversation about the following activities concerning the project

10.00 – 13.00 visiting the Radboa Museum

14.00 Free time for pupils

14.00 Programme for teachers: meeting with our teachers staff – discussion about the school system                       

          in both countries

Lunch at school

May 10, 2019  FRIDAY

9.00 Saying goodbye at school

10.00 Departure to Slovakia

Light Pollution Questionnaire

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