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Louisiana Road (Croatia)
The Louisiana road ( hr, Lujzijana, Lujzinska cesta) is a roadway in Croatia, built between 1803 and 1812 by an association of noble families ( Lichtenstein, Dietrichstein, Esterházy, Harrach, Batthyány, Anna Maria Erdődy) and designed by Josef Philipp Vukassovich.''Darstellung der von Karlstadt nach Fiume führenden Luisenstraße, und ihrer Verhältnisse zu dem ungarischen Exportationshandel'' (In German), 1850, p. 1–3Google Books. The road was finished by the French Empire. It is named after Napoleon's second wife Marie Louise. It linked Rijeka with Karlovac through Grobničko polje, Kamenjak, Gornje Jelenje, Lokve, Delnice, Skrad, Stubica, Severin na Kupi, and Netretić Netretić is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 2,862 inhabitants, 99% of whom are Croats. The settlements in the municipality are: * Baići (population 0) * Bogovci (population 3) * Brajakovo Brdo (populatio .... The length of the Louisiana road was 18 Austri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milja Nadvučnik
In Finland, girls named Milja has name day ( Nimipäivä) on the second Wednesday in November. Milja is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Milja Hellsten (born 1990), Finnish curler * Milja Salovaara Milja Salovaara (born 1972, Helsinki) is a Finnish costume designer and scenographer/set designer. She has worked in Norway, Sweden and Finland. In 2010, Salovaara received the Heddaprice for the best visual design for her scenography in ''En fol ... (born 1972), Finnish costume designer, scenographer and set designer * Milja Simonsen (born 1997), Faroese football forward {{given name References * http://www.norskenavn.no/navn.php?id=11183 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovac
Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb- Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagreb and from Rijeka. Name The city was named after its founder, Charles II, Archduke of Austria. The German name ''Karlstadt'' or ''Carlstadt'' ("Charlestown") has undergone translation into other languages: in Hungarian it is known as ''Károlyváros'', in Italian as ''Carlovizza'', in Latin as ''Carolostadium'', and in Kajkavian and Slovene as Karlovec. History The Austrians built Karlovac from scratch in 1579 in order to strengthen their southern defences against Ottoman encroachments. The establishment of a new city-fortress was a part of the deal between the Protestant nobility of Inner Austria and the archduke Charles II of Austria. In exchange for their religious freedom the nobility agreed to finance the building of a new fort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foot (unit)
The foot ( feet), standard symbol: ft, is a unit of length in the British imperial and United States customary systems of measurement. The prime symbol, , is a customarily used alternative symbol. Since the International Yard and Pound Agreement of 1959, one foot is defined as 0.3048 meters exactly. In both customary and imperial units, one foot comprises 12 inches and one yard comprises three feet. Historically the "foot" was a part of many local systems of units, including the Greek, Roman, Chinese, French, and English systems. It varied in length from country to country, from city to city, and sometimes from trade to trade. Its length was usually between 250 mm and 335 mm and was generally, but not always, subdivided into 12 inches or 16 digits. The United States is the only industrialized nation that uses the international foot and the survey foot (a customary unit of length) in preference to the meter in its commercial, engin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netretić
Netretić is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 2,862 inhabitants, 99% of whom are Croats. The settlements in the municipality are: * Baići (population 0) * Bogovci (population 3) * Brajakovo Brdo (population 116) * Bukovje Netretićko (population 49) * Culibrki (population 4) * Donje Prilišće (population 80) * Donje Stative (population 197) * Dubravci (population 161) * Dubravčani (population 243) * Frketić Selo (population 74) * Goli Vrh Netretićki (population 7) * Gornje Prilišće (population 48) * Jakovci Netretićki (population 21) * Jarče Polje (population 127) * Kolenovac (population 12) * Kučevice (population 119) * Kunići Ribnički (population 22) * Ladešići (population 28) * Lončar Brdo (population 5) * Lonjgari (population 2) * Maletići (population 144) * Mali Modruš Potok (population 41) * Mračin (population 263) * Mrzljaki (population 17) * Netretić (population 58) * Novigrad na Dobri (populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severin Na Kupi
Severin na Kupi is a village in Croatia. It is part of Vrbovsko in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Primorje-Gorski Kotar County ( hr, Primorsko-goranska županija, ) is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northern Croatian Littoral, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. Its center is Rijeka. The .... It is connected by the D3 highway. References {{commonscat, Severin na Kupi Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skrad
Skrad is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. There are 1,062 inhabitants, with 97% Croats (2011). See also *Zeleni Vir Hydroelectric Power Plant Zeleni Vir Hydroelectric Power Plant is a hydroelectric power plant located near the town of Skrad, Gorski Kotar region in Croatia. The Zeleni Vir Hydroelectric Power Plant is a high-pressure diversion plant that harnesses the water power of t ... References Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delnice
Delnice () is a town in western Croatia, the largest settlement in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The town has a population of 4,379, and total municipality population is 5,952 (2011). Delnice is Gorski Kotar's main town. Demographics The municipality consists of the following settlements: * Bela Vodica, population 24 * Belo, population 9 * Biljevina, population 4 * Brod na Kupi, population 207 * Crni Lug, population 253 * Čedanj, population 9 * Dedin, population 93 * Delnice, population 4,379 * Donja Krašićevica, no population * Donje Tihovo, population 5 * Donji Ložac, population 6 * Donji Okrug, population 2 * Donji Turni, no population * Gašparci, population 15 * Golik, population 16 * Gornja Krašićevica, population 2 * Gornje Tihovo, population 6 * Gornji Ložac, population 10 * Gornji Okrug, population 2 * Gornji Turni, population 13 * Grbajel, population 17 * Guče Selo, population 27 * Gusti Laz, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lokve, Croatia
Lokve ( it, Loque) is a Croatian municipality of Primorje–Gorski Kotar County. With an area of 42 km2, it has a population of 1,049. The municipality is located in the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. The Lokvarsko Lake () is located between the settlements of Homer and Mrzla Vodica. The settlements in the municipality are: * Homer, population 272 * Lazac Lokvarski, population 18 * Lokve, population 584 * Mrzla Vodica, population 16 * Sleme, population 104 * Sopač, population 39 * Zelin Mrzlovodički, population 16 The 1st Underwater Orienteering World Championships The Underwater Orienteering World Championships is the peak international event for the underwater sports, underwater sport of underwater orienteering. The event is conducted on behalf of the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques ... was held in Lokve in 1973. References External linksTouristic site of Lokve* Coat of arms of Lokve (on hr.wp) Municipalities of Croatia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornje Jelenje
Bakar ( it, Buccari; hu, Szádrév) is a town in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The population of the town was 8,279 according to the 2011 Croatian census, including 1,473 in the titular settlement. Ninety percent of the population declared themselves Croats by ethnicity. The largest ethnic minority are the Serbs with 2.91% of the population. The old part of Bakar is situated on a hill overlooking the Bay of Bakar. is the Croatian word for "copper". Bakar is a port for bulk cargo and used to be known for its industrial complex that included a coke factory, which produced a considerable amount of pollution. Bakar's coke factory was closed in 1995 and the area's pollution has subsided significantly. Municipality Demographics Coat of arms Bakar was granted its coat of arms and town privileges in 1799 by Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. The coat of arms was in the artistic style typical for the period, with a cartouche with large landscapes and or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
