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About Lika

Facts and Figures

Lika-Senj County: (Ličko-senjska županija) is a county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the island of Pag. The center of county is Gospić town. The county also includes the Plitvice lakes National Park and Sjeverni (North) Velebit National Park, country's major tourist attractions.

AREA 5,353 km2
POPULATION 50,927 or 9.5 inhabitants / km2
(according to census from 2011)
 

CITIES

Gospić
Senj
Otočac
Novalja

MUNICIPALITIES

Karlobag
Lovinac
Vrhovine
Perušić
Donji Lapac
Plitvička jezera - Korenica
Udbina
Brinje

The highest mountain peaks

• Velebit - Vaganski peak 1757 m
• Velebit - Veliki Zavižan 1676 m

Lakes

Kruščica 3,9 km2
Plitvice lakes 2,0 km2

Rivers

 • Lika (78.1 km, basin covers 1570 km2, springs under the Velebit in the southern part of Lika field at 596 m above sea level)
 • Gacka (55.4 km, 400-600 km 2 basin, rises in the south-eastern part of Gacka field at 457 m above sea level)
 • Novčica (29 km, surface basins of 164.8 km2, originates on the eastern slopes of Velebit at 1286 m above sea level)

National Parks

• Plitvice Lakes National Park
• Northern Velebit National Park
• Paklenica National Park

Nature parks

• Velebit Nature Park

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