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Pliva Waterfall

The Pliva Waterfall pouring over a tufa ledge below the houses, bell tower and fortress of Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Pliva Waterfall

SeenApr 2026

Natural waterfall · Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Photo: Milo van Kovacevic / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0), as also published on Street Art Utopia.

In the centre of Jajce, the Pliva flows over tufa rock into the Vrbas and forms a waterfall. Source Checked Jajce’s heritage agency calls the waterfall a symbol of the town. Source Checked

Seen Apr 2026: the newest dated photograph we found on Wikimedia Commons shows the falls on 5 April 2026 (in More photos below). The photo above is dated 18 September 2013. Source Checked

More photos

The Pliva Waterfall in Jajce in summer 2022, with visitors on the viewing area below.
2022 Visitors below the falls in summerPhoto: YxMb / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
The Pliva Waterfall seen from the side in early spring, April 2026.
2026 The falls from the side in early springPhoto: Djuka137 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

đź’ˇ 4 things to know

  1. Two rivers meetThe Pliva flows over tufa rock into the Vrbas in the centre of the town. Source Checked
  2. 50,000 years oldThe town’s tourism page says the waterfall formed 50,000 years ago. Source Reported
  3. Two viewpointsThe heritage agency names the best views: a viewpoint at the entrance to the town, in the Street of the Second Session of AVNOJ, and one below the Banja Luka–Jajce highway. Source Checked
  4. Safety work in 2025The agency announced visitor-safety work on the waterfall’s plateau, with a temporary reduction of the water reaching the falls on 10 April 2025. Source Checked

đź“Ť Where it is

In the centre of Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the Pliva flows into the Vrbas. Source Checked

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🗓️ Sightings

  1. 201318 Sep

    Photographed · Wikimedia Commons

  2. 202211 Jul

    Photographed with visitors below · Wikimedia Commons

  3. 20259 Apr

    Safety work on the plateau announced · Agencija Jajce

  4. 202510 Apr

    Water to the falls temporarily reduced

  5. 20265 Apr

    Photographed in early spring · Wikimedia Commons

Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark dated records and reports.

âś… The facts

Rivers
The Pliva, falling into the Vrbas Source Checked
Rock
Tufa Source Checked
Age
Formed 50,000 years ago, according to the town Source Reported
Symbol
Of the town of Jajce Source Checked
Place
Town centre, Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina Source Checked

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Last checked: 3 November 2026. How we verify art