The Krka River is located in Croatia and flows into the Adriatic Sea near the city of Šibenik. It is located within a National Park known for its waterfalls. The Hydroelectric Power Plant Krka, located next to the iconic Skradinski Buk waterfall, was the first alternating current power system in Europe and the second oldest hydroelectric power plant in the world, opening just two days after the first plant at Niagara Falls which was also designed by Nikola Tesla. The Krka Power Plant was originally built in 1895 to power the street lights of Šibenik and was one of the first cities to have street lights powered by alternating current. Due to its historical significance, the former power plant is now

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2. River Krka
 Krka is a river in Croatia that flows into the Adriatic Sea
near city of Šibenik.
 It is located in Dalmatia, in the Šibenik-Knin County.
 It is a National Park famous for its waterfalls .

3.  Next to the iconic Skradinski Buk
waterfall you can find Hydroelectric
Power Plant Krka - the first
alternating current power system in
Europe.
 It is the second oldest hydroelectric
power plant in the entire world,
having opened only two days after
the world's first one - Tesla's
hydroelectric power plant on
Niagara Falls in the USA. The Krka
was also constructed after Tesla's
design.
Industrial significance of the Krka river

4. • Nikola Tesla was born on
July 10, 1856 in the small
village of Smiljan, Croatia
(then part of the Austrian-
Hungarian Empire).
• Tesla's patents and
theoretical work formed the
basis of modern alternating
current (AC) electric power
systems.
• A memorial center „Nikola
Tesla“ in Smiljan, near the
town of Gospic in the Lika
region, is about 100 km far
from the NP Krka.

5. WHEN WAS IT BUILT?
 The Hydroelectric power
plant Krka was built in1895.
Its power was not so great
but it was enough for the
needs of the time.
 The Krka was originally
designed to power the 340
street lights in the city of
Šibenik.
 Šibenik is now known as the
first city in the world whose
street lights were powered
by a polyphasic system of
alternating current, long
before many European
cities, including Vienna,
Budapest, Rome, London
and others.

6.  The transmission line from the power plant to the city
of Šibenik was on wooden towers, 11 km long.
 Soon after the current originating from Krka was used
to power mills, oil and pasta factories, theatres, cafés,
restaurants, and several private households.

7. Historical IMPORTANCE
• Due to the historical
significance, the
former Hydroelectric
plant Krka is now
protected as a
monument of
industrial
architecture.
• Restoration works are
currently in place,
aimed at conservation
and presentation of
the plant.