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Tab. 3 Number of visitors to Croatian national parks from 2013 to 2018
National Park Year
Plitvice Lakes 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Krka
Kornati 1,188,798 1,184,449 1,357,304 1,429,228 1,720,331 1,796,670
Brijuni 786,635 804,411 951,106 1,071,561 1,284,720 1,354,802
Mljet 94,257 105,000 157,574 220,057 229,061 237,435
Paklenica 151,007 153,086 160,010 181,560 169,299 171,794
Northern Velebit 120,464 100,787 112,156 126,699 140,329 145,751
Risnjak 114,381 122,189 119,686 127,848 140,561 144,624
15,777 14,360 16,471
Total 13,725 11,338 12,715 20,299 22,919 30,638
14,346 16,575 16,816
2,485,044 2,495,620 2,887,022
3,191,598 3,723,795 3,898,530
Source: Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, 2019
Tab. 4 Number of visitors to Croatian nature parks from 2013 to 2018
Nature park Year
Telašćica 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Vransko Lake 121,746 114,413 123,327 124,841
Biokovo 10,938 13,449 113,295 116,378 114,598 122,256
Velebit 44,059 46,378 unknown 24,385 64,130 64,484
Žumberak-Sa- 35,317 32,030 54,820 49,889 56,319
moborsko Gorje 46,982 43,091
Kopački Rit 2,800 1,652 37,202 41,674 43,179
Lastovo Islands
Medvednica 26,013 26,764 52,600 44,254 37,062 40,135
Učka 29,792 21,209 24,520 29,567
Lonjsko Polje 20,560 26,191 29,836 38,679 34,423 20,081
Papuk 2,346 1,687 unknown 17,000 30,000 20,000
Total 11,850 12,320 32,591 17,000 17,500
6,636 5,741 29,873 30,000 7,470 7,171
312,057 301,834 unknown 16,500 544,093 545,533
5,685
12,100 423,383
4,333
326,221
Source: Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, 2019
The number of visitors to national parks was seven times higher in
2018 than the number of visitors to nature parks. It is worth emphasising
here, however, that the official number of visitors is not wholly accurate.
Namely, certain nature parks have a significantly higher number of visitors
compared to official data. The absence of an entrance fee in nature parks is
the main reason for this; entrance fees are only charged for some individ-
ual sights or activities within nature parks. Therefore, the actual number
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Tab. 3 Number of visitors to Croatian national parks from 2013 to 2018
National Park Year
Plitvice Lakes 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Krka
Kornati 1,188,798 1,184,449 1,357,304 1,429,228 1,720,331 1,796,670
Brijuni 786,635 804,411 951,106 1,071,561 1,284,720 1,354,802
Mljet 94,257 105,000 157,574 220,057 229,061 237,435
Paklenica 151,007 153,086 160,010 181,560 169,299 171,794
Northern Velebit 120,464 100,787 112,156 126,699 140,329 145,751
Risnjak 114,381 122,189 119,686 127,848 140,561 144,624
15,777 14,360 16,471
Total 13,725 11,338 12,715 20,299 22,919 30,638
14,346 16,575 16,816
2,485,044 2,495,620 2,887,022
3,191,598 3,723,795 3,898,530
Source: Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, 2019
Tab. 4 Number of visitors to Croatian nature parks from 2013 to 2018
Nature park Year
Telašćica 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Vransko Lake 121,746 114,413 123,327 124,841
Biokovo 10,938 13,449 113,295 116,378 114,598 122,256
Velebit 44,059 46,378 unknown 24,385 64,130 64,484
Žumberak-Sa- 35,317 32,030 54,820 49,889 56,319
moborsko Gorje 46,982 43,091
Kopački Rit 2,800 1,652 37,202 41,674 43,179
Lastovo Islands
Medvednica 26,013 26,764 52,600 44,254 37,062 40,135
Učka 29,792 21,209 24,520 29,567
Lonjsko Polje 20,560 26,191 29,836 38,679 34,423 20,081
Papuk 2,346 1,687 unknown 17,000 30,000 20,000
Total 11,850 12,320 32,591 17,000 17,500
6,636 5,741 29,873 30,000 7,470 7,171
312,057 301,834 unknown 16,500 544,093 545,533
5,685
12,100 423,383
4,333
326,221
Source: Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Republic of Croatia, Zagreb, 2019
The number of visitors to national parks was seven times higher in
2018 than the number of visitors to nature parks. It is worth emphasising
here, however, that the official number of visitors is not wholly accurate.
Namely, certain nature parks have a significantly higher number of visitors
compared to official data. The absence of an entrance fee in nature parks is
the main reason for this; entrance fees are only charged for some individ-
ual sights or activities within nature parks. Therefore, the actual number
41
