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Karlovac County
Karlovac County ( hr, Karlovačka županija) is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. The city of Karlovac is a fort from the times of the Military Frontier. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers. The town blossomed in the 18th and 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian Basin to the Adriatic Sea, and waterways along the Kupa river. The city is making use of its crucial geostrategic point in Croatia. The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica, and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of Gorski Kotar and Lika, in particular to the Bjelolasica mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country. Administrative division Karlovac County is divided: * City of Karlovac (county seat) * City of Ogulin * Town of Duga Resa * Town of Ozalj * Town of Slu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Croatia
The counties of Croatia ( hr, hrvatske županije) are the primary administrative subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia. Since they were re-established in 1992, Croatia has been divided into 20 counties and the capital city of Zagreb, which has the authority and legal status of both a county and a city (separate from the surrounding Zagreb County). As of 2015, the counties are subdivided into 128 cities and 428 (mostly rural) municipalities. The divisions have changed over time since the medieval Croatian state. They reflected territorial losses and expansions; changes in the political status of Dalmatia, Dubrovnik and Istria; and political circumstances, including the personal union and subsequent development of relations between the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia and the Kingdom of Hungary. Government County assembly ( hr, županijska skupština, label=none) is a representative and deliberative body in each county. Assembly members are elected for a four-year term by popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamanje
Kamanje is a village and a municipality in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit .... Populated places in Karlovac County Municipalities of Croatia {{Karlovac-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josipdol
Josipdol is a village and municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is part of Lika region. Geography Josipdol is situated in the Ogulin-Plaški valley which together with Lika Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by ... and Gorski Kotar forms Mountainous Croatia. The town is located at the crossroads of state roads D-23, which connects Karlovac and Senj (Jozefin road), and D-42, which connects Vrbovsko and Plitvice. Josipdol is located 10 km southeast from Ogulin, 14 km northwest from Plaški and 45 km southwest from Karlovac. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the town had a population of 879 with a total municipality population of 3,773, of which 90% were Croats and 9% were Serbs. Serbs form the majority in the village of Trojvrh. History Sca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generalski Stol
Generalski Stol is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 2,642 inhabitants, 99% of whom are Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G .... Name and history Generalski Stol played a historically important role in defending Croatia and western Europe by preventing Ottoman incursions further west. The settlement's name (literally, "the General's Table") is a reference to the generals that planned their defense strategy here. References External links * Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Karlovac County {{Karlovac-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cetingrad
Cetingrad is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia near Croatia's border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia. The population of the village itself is 319, while the total municipality population is 2,027 (2011). The municipality is part of Kordun. Cetingrad is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the Areas of Special State Concern (Croatia), First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia. Administrative division Cetingrad is today a municipality and part of Karlovac County in Croatia. According to Roman Catholic organization, the parish of Cetingrad is a part of Slunj deanery, together with Slunj, Blagaj, Cvitović, Lađevac, Rakovica, Drežnik, Vaganac, Zavalje, Korenica and Plitvice. History Cetingrad was built in the vicinity of the ruins of the mediaeval fortress of Cetin Castle, Cetin. The Middle Ages was the golden era of Cetin. Near the fortress there was Franciscan monastery and several churches. At that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosiljevo
Bosiljevo is a village and municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is located in the Gorski Kotar region, 25 km south-west from Karlovac, on the highways A1 and A6 leading to Zagreb, Rijeka and Split. Settlements The total population of the municipality is 1,284, in the following forty-three settlements (villages and hamlets): * Beč, population 9 * Bitorajci, population 16 * Bosanci, population 40 * Bosiljevo, population 63 * Dani, population 8 * Dugače, population 14 * Fratrovci, population 31 * Fučkovac, population 23 * Glavica, population 34 * Grabrk, population 117 * Hrsina, population 41 * Jančani, population 26 * Johi, population 33 * Kasuni, population 58 * Korenić Brdo, population 2 * Kraljevo Selo, population 2 * Krč Bosiljevski, population 27 * Laslavići, population 1 * Lipošćaki, population 14 * Lisičina Gorica, population 5 * Malik, population 24 * Mateše, population 59 * Milani, population 10 * Novo Selo Bosiljevsko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barilović
Barilović is a village and a municipality in central Croatia, in the Karlovac County. Demographics There are a total of 2,990 inhabitants in the municipality, 87.29% of which are ethnic Croats and 11.84% are ethnic Serbs. The village itself is inhabited by 300 people. The Census 2001 recorded the name of the municipality as Barilovići. Settlements According to the 2011 census, the municipality consists of the following settlements: * Banjsko Selo, population 144 * Barilović, population 300 * Belaj, population 168 * Belajske Poljice, population 597 * Belajski Malinci, population 33 * Carevo Selo, population 29 * Cerovac Barilovićki, population 110 * Donja Perjasica, population 14 * Donji Skrad, population 19 * Donji Velemerić, population 155 * Gaćeško Selo, population 6 * Gornji Poloj, population 0 * Gornji Velemerić, population 108 * Kestenak, population 4 * Koranska Strana, population 11 * Koranski Brijeg, population 94 * Koransko Selo, population 33 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slunj
Slunj ( Hungarian ''Szluin'', old German ''Sluin'', Latin ''Slovin'', archaic Croatian ''Slovin grad'') is a town in the mountainous part of Central Croatia, located along the important North-South route to the Adriatic Sea between Karlovac and Plitvice Lakes National Park, on the meeting of the rivers Korana and Slunjčica. Slunj has a population of 1,674, with a total of 5,076 people in the municipality (2011) and is the cultural and social center of the region of Kordun in the vicinity to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Administratively, the town is part of Karlovac County. Slunj is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as part of the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia. History An old fortification of the Frankopans, built during the wars against the Turks, ''Slovin'' was first mentioned in the 12th century. The old fort was property of the Frankopan (Hungarian ''Frangepán'') family since the 15th century, joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozalj
Ozalj (, hu, Ozaly, german: Wosail or ''Woseil'') is a town in central Croatia, located north of Karlovac and southwest of Jastrebarsko, on the Kupa River. It is close to Žumberak in the north and the border with Slovenia in the northwest, with Metlika being the closest Slovenian town. History The town was built on a cliff over the Kupa river and the first mention of it dates from 1244, as a free royal town. The Frankopan family owned it since 1398, then it passed to the Zrinski family in 1550, and it stayed theirs until 1671. The city commemorates 30 April as its day, in memory of the event in 1671 when Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan were executed. The patron saint of the town is St. Vitus, whose feast is celebrated on 15 June. Munjara Munjara is the old hydroelectric plant. This plant has three 3.5 megawatt generators and was built between 1907 and 1908. Population The town of Ozalj itself has a population of 1,181, with a total of 6,817 people in the munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duga Resa
Duga Resa is a town in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is located about 65 km southwest of Zagreb and 100 km east of Rijeka. Name The earliest reference to Duga Resa is from the year 1380. There are several theories on how the then-village acquired its name: one is that "resa" is a reference to the town people's folk costumes; another is that it is named from a native plant that grows in the area, both on the land and in the water. Population The village soon grew into a town during the industrialization of the area in the late 19th and early 20th century. In the 2001 census, there were 12,114 inhabitants in the municipality, 96% of which were Croats. In 2011, the total population is 11,180, in the following settlements: * Belajska Vinica, population 180 * Belavići, population 305 * Bošt, population 62 * Cerovački Galovići, population 62 * Donje Mrzlo Polje Mrežničko, population 512 * Donji Zvečaj, population 165 * Duga Resa, population 6,011 * Dvorjanci, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
