Animals nearby
Otters and amphibians use the water; roe deer live in the forests, and ducks rest by the lakes.
River adventure
Pliva River
The Pliva and Vrbas meet in Jajce, where they form one of the country’s best-known waterfalls.
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💧 Where the river begins
Three Pliva springs near Pljeva
The Pliva rises from three powerful karst springs near Pljeva, below Jastrebnjak and Smiljevac. Cold water pours from limestone and quickly forms a broad stream.
🗺️ Follow the water
Places along its route
Pljeva → Šipovo → Jezero → Pliva Lakes → Jajce, where the Pliva drops into the Vrbas over a waterfall.
🐟 A living river
Who shares the river?
These are examples from the river and its wider basin; species can differ from one stretch to another.
Fish
Brown trout and grayling favour cold stretches; other fish live in the lakes.
Birds
Kingfishers hunt along banks, dippers follow rapids, and ducks swim on the lakes.
✨ Little discoveries
A few fun facts
Old watermills stand between the Pliva Lakes, and at Jajce the Pliva forms a waterfall.
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- Rijekama Bosne
At Jajce, the Pliva forms a waterfall and meets the Vrbas.
Sources: Jajce Heritage Agency: rivers and waterfall · JICA: guide to the Pliva River
A tiny explorer challenge
Find Jajce and imagine the two rivers joining.
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