WATERFALLS IN

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Benjamin Mehanović IX-1

 PLIVA WATERFALL
The Pliva Waterfall is located by the town of Jajce, in central Bosnia and
Herzegovina, where the river Pliva meets the river Vrbas. The waterfall
is a large tufa, also known as travertine barrier, making over 22 meters
cascade on the Pliva river, in a narrow karstic zone, which follows the
Pliva course, retracted into a flysh and limestone contact zone. It was 30
meters high, but after an earthquake during the Bosnian war and attacks
on the power plant further up the river, the area was flooded and now the
waterfall is 22 meters high.
 The old Jajce walled city core,
including the waterfall, and other
individual sites outside the walled city
perimeter, such as the Jajce Mithraeum,
is designated as The natural and
architectural ensemble of Jajce and
proposed for inscription into the
UNESCO's World Heritage Site list.
The bid for inscription is currently
placed on the UNESCO Tentative list.
 KRAVICA WATERFALL
Kravica Waterfall is a large tufa cascade on the Trebižat River, in
the karstic heartland of Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It is 10 kilometres south of Ljubuški and 40 kilometres south of
Mostar. Its height is about 25 metres and the radius of the lake in
the base of the waterfall is 120 metres. 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 philanthropist from Ljubuški,
Zaim-beg Selimić.
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