摘要：The work is based on the fact that at the beginning of the nineties ethnic cleansing was carried out in the area of the Plitvica Lakes National Park. Investigating the causes and motives of this act an analyses was caried out in more detail on the development of population density and changes in the ethnic structure of the settlements and zones within Plitvice region in the period 1857-1991: with special attention being given to the ratio Croats – Serbs in the settlements based on the Population Census of 1991.
关键词：Plitvice Lakes National Park; Plitvice region; ethnic structure; Croats; Serbs
