Rastoke

Rastoke () is a village, located in the Town of Slunj, known for the Slunjčica River, which flows into the Korana River at Rastoke.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Rastoke
Settlement.native_name_lang: hr
Settlement.settlement_type: Settlement
Settlement.image_skyline: Rastoke 1510.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: View of Rastoke
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karlovac County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Slunj
Settlement.leader_party: HDZ

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Article

12 sections

Contents

Origin of the place name
First mention
History of Slunj
The Slunjčica River and its natural phenomena
The mills of Rastoke
Traditions and cuisine
Changing events
Tourism
Sources
Recommended books
References
External links

Rastoke () is a village, located in the Town of Slunj, known for the Slunjčica River, which flows into the Korana River at Rastoke.

At Rastoke, similar natural phenomena are occurring as at the Plitvice Lakes. Rastoke is sometimes known as "the Small Lakes of Plitvice", and is connected to the Plitvice Lakes by the Korana River. Rastoke is a place of autochthonous ecologic and ethnographic significance due to its symbiosis of natural and civilizational features.