Pliva River

Pliva River

Pliva is a river in Bosnia which flows through the town Jajce and into Vrbas making a 20m high waterfall for which the town Jajce is famous for.

The source of the Pliva river is near the city of Šipovo, and the source of the river is situated in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina while the waterfall and the end of the Pliva river is situated in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Pliva river is a small river which flows into the Vrbas river which on its way north flows into the Sava river. The river flows through the communities Šipovo and Jezero before it reaches the city Jajce where it meets with the river Vrbas.

The Pliva river is famous for its clean water, particularly near the source in the mountains and there are many fishes in the river which makes the river an attraction to fishermen, both in Bosnia and Herzegovina but also in the region.


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