Travel functions Plitvice Lakes National Park makes sense stems from the existence of national parks as protected areas, and to protect the special natural and cultural values of national and international significance for scientific, educational and recreational use. No visitors that tourism brings this sense of loss. Tourism in the park today is the product of its developmental periods in the past.
Plitvice lakes are starting to even mention in the literature in the 16th century Nevertheless, it is up to the mid-19th century due to historical circumstances remain unknown. During this period, only rarely visited by tourists and passers-by adventurers. Due to insecurity and the proximity of the Turkish threat to the romantic, then almost wild end to the contemporary writings as "the Devil's Garden" - "Hortus diabolus."
Calming the situation on the Austrian-Turkish border in the 19th century near lakes becomes interesting primarily to military commanders. On the initiative and funding of military officers, 1861./1862.g. built the first building to accommodate the passengers called tourist, traveler, or the Imperial house. The first forms a significant restaurants in the late 19th century
At the end of the 19th century Society for the Protection and Beautification of the Plitvice Lakes is a significant first went into the formation of the tourist offer and began working in the field of motivation for visiting the Plitvice Lakes. In the period from 1894th to 1896 it builds a hotel with 28 rooms in the style of Border balcony overlooking the lake Kozjak, and for driving Kozjaku procured two boats. Regulates the paths, trails and rest areas, placed signs and banners, benches, and lamps. The Company manufactures and distributes posters of the Plitvice lakes, and local and foreign publications incorporates articles about them. 1891.g. Plitvice Lakes were first linked by road from Karlovac.
After the second world war and declaration of a national park in 8th April 1949, a general wave of tourism affects the area lakes and tourism has become an activity that will evaluate this relatively preserved masterpiece of nature. Tourism development is increasingly planned and access 1950 This is the first regional plan to regulate the way of building bridges and trails for visitors, and facilities, provided that they retain the impression of untouched nature. In the period 1954.-1958.g. Plitvice hotel is being built and many other objects of which is particularly interesting so. Object 99, ie the source of the luxurious villa built for Tito, who had also stayed there several times.
Sixties of the 20th century built a system of wooden track and bridge, and the seventies are two trains that were purchased by electric boats on the lake Kozjak nature even closer to visitors.
In order to protect areas of outstanding value in 1979 Plitvice Lakes are listed on the UNESCO list of world natural and cultural heritage. During the seventies and eighties of the 20th century recorded the strongest growth in visitor numbers and build new capacity.
After the war during which the national park area was inaccessible to his visitors, and tourism infrastructure largely destroyed tourism in the national park is very quickly came to life again. In 2006, attended by over 860 000 visitors from around the world.
Coupon Plitvice Lakes allows visitors to be guided tour of selected program learn through activities that include hiking, riding an electric train trips and a panoramic, photography, boating, hiking and skiing. All these activities and accommodation in modern hotels allow visitors to keep several days in this unusually beautiful area.
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