Karlovac () is a city in central
Croatia
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, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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. According to the
2011 census, its population was 55,705.
Karlovac is the administrative centre of
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 c ...
. The city is located on the
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
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Rijeka highway and
railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
line, south-west of Zagreb and from Rijeka.
Name
The city was named after its founder,
Charles II, Archduke of Austria. The
German
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name ''Karlstadt'' or ''Carlstadt'' ("Charlestown") has undergone translation into other languages: in
Hungarian it is known as ''Károlyváros'', in
Italian
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as ''Carlovizza'', in
Latin
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as ''Carolostadium'', and in
Kajkavian
Kajkavian (Kajkavian noun: ''kajkavščina''; Shtokavian adjective: ''kajkavski'' , noun: ''kajkavica'' or ''kajkavština'' ) is a South Slavic regiolect or language spoken primarily by Croats in much of Central Croatia, Gorski Kotar and no ...
and
Slovene as Karlovec.
History
The
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
ns 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
Inner Austria (german: Innerösterreich; sl, Notranja Avstrija; it, Austria Interiore) was a term used from the late 14th to the early 17th century for the Habsburg hereditary lands south of the Semmering Pass, referring to the Imperial duchi ...
and the archduke
Charles II of Austria
Charles II Francis of Austria (german: Karl II. Franz von Innerösterreich) (3 June 1540 – 10 July 1590) was an Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (Styria, Carniola, Carinthia and Gorizia) from 1564. He was a member of the House o ...
. In exchange for their religious freedom the nobility agreed to finance the building of a new fortress against the Ottoman Empire. It was founded as a six-pointed star
fortress
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
built on the
Zrinski
Zrinski () was a Croatian- Hungarian noble family, a cadet branch of the Croatian noble tribe of Šubić, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia's union with the Kingdom of Hung ...
estate near the
old town of Dubovac at the confluence of the
Kupa
The Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from la, Colapis in Roman times; hu, Kulpa) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with its border part having a length of and t ...
and
Korana
The Korana is a river in central Croatia and west Bosnia and Herzegovina. The river has a total length of and watershed area of .
The river's name is derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*karr-'' 'rock'. It was recorded in the 13th century as '' ...
rivers. As the city later expanded, the urban area reached as far as the
Mrežnica
The Mrežnica () is a river in Karlovac County, Croatia.
It is long and its basin covers an area of .
Mrežnica is considered special due to its large number of waterfalls, totalling 93. It rises in Kordun, west of Slunj, and flows northwards, i ...
and
Dobra rivers. The star shape can still be seen around the town. It was originally known as Karlstadt ("Charles's Town" in German), after the ruling family, upon whose orders construction began on July 13, 1579. The
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
of the city was
Matija Gambon, whilst work on the new fortress was supervised by
George Khevenhüller. It was intentionally built on terrain exposed to flooding and disease from unhealthy water, with the intent to hamper the Turkish advance.
![Renaissance star-shaped fortress in Karlovac, Croatia (designed in 1774)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Renaissance_star-shaped_fortress_in_Karlovac%2C_Croatia_%28designed_in_1774%29.jpg)
The fortress itself was largely complete by September 1580, while moats and ramparts were finished later, between 1582 and 1589. The first church (of the
Holy Trinity) was built in the central square in 1580, but all of the city buildings burned down in the fire of 1594. By 1610, moats and ramparts were repaired, and houses were rebuilt.
![Panorama Karlovca s vlakom](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Panorama_Karlovca_s_vlakom.jpg)
As a military outpost of the
Habsburg monarchy
The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...
, Karlovac was the site of the trial and execution of the best-known leader of the rebel
Uskoks
The Uskoks ( hr, Uskoci, , singular: ; notes on naming) were irregular soldiers in Habsburg Croatia that inhabited areas on the eastern Adriatic coast and surrounding territories during the Ottoman wars in Europe. Bands of Uskoks fought a g ...
from the coastal fort of
Senj
Senj (; it, Segna, la, Senia, Hungarian and german: Zengg) is a town on the upper Adriatic coast in Croatia, in the foothills of the Mala Kapela and Velebit mountains.
The symbol of the town is the Nehaj Fortress ( hr, Tvrđava Nehaj) whic ...
,
Ivan Vlatković. He was executed in Karlovac on 3 July 1612 as an example to his troops who were creating difficulties for the Habsurgs by their piracy against Venetian shipping on the
Adriatic Sea
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, and by marauding raids into the Ottoman hinterland. In 1615 their piracy went so far as creating an
open war between Venice and Austria. When the Treaty of Paris (ratified in Madrid) was concluded in 1617, bringing an end to the war between Venice and the Habsburgs, under the terms of the treaty the Uskok families were forcibly removed from Senj and disbanded into the hinterland, most notably in the Žumberak hills near Karlovac.
The forces of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
laid siege to Karlovac seven times, the last time in 1672, but failed to occupy it. The
plague
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Agriculture, fauna, and medicine
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* An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural)
* A pandemic caused by such a disease
* A swarm of pe ...
epidemic of 1773 also afflicted the city, killing almost half the population of the time.
Meanwhile, the fort was becoming too crowded for the city's expanding population and the
Military Frontier
The Military Frontier (german: Militärgrenze, sh-Latn, Vojna krajina/Vojna granica, Војна крајина/Војна граница; hu, Katonai határőrvidék; ro, Graniță militară) was a borderland of the Habsburg monarchy and l ...
government could not allow for its further growth. On December 6, 1693 the city received some limited self-government.
After the
Treaty of Karlowitz
The Treaty of Karlowitz was signed in Karlowitz, Military Frontier of Archduchy of Austria (present-day Sremski Karlovci, Serbia), on 26 January 1699, concluding the Great Turkish War of 1683–1697 in which the Ottoman Empire was defeated by th ...
(1699) and the Ottomans withdrawal, Karlstadt was of less military significance. By the end of the 18th century, the town was a major marketplace for wheat, corn, salt, timber and tobacco, and the source of supply for the Austrian army in Austro-Turkish Wars.
Queen
Maria Theresa, after long insistence from the
Croatian Diet, restored the towns of Karlovac and
Rijeka (Fiume) to the Croatian crownland on August 9, 1776. Maria Theresa was also responsible for the founding of
Gymnasium Karlovac
Gymnasium Karlovac ( hr, Gimnazija Karlovac), sometimes historically referred to as Higher Real Gymnasium, is a Secondary education, secondary school (Gymnasium (school), gymnasium) located in the city of Karlovac in Croatia.
Description
Housed i ...
, and later King
Joseph II
Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: ''Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam''; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 29, 1780 un ...
reaffirmed it as a free town with an official charter in 1781. This allowed the citizens to expand the city and exploit the potential of being at the crossroads of paths from the
Pannonian plain
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s to the
Adriatic coast. The town blossomed in the 18th and 19th centuries with the development of roads to the seaside and waterways along the Kupa River. The construction of the
Zidani Most
Zidani Most (; german: Steinbrück) is a settlement in the Municipality of Laško in eastern Slovenia. It lies at the confluence of the Sava and Savinja rivers. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the r ...
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Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
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Sisak railway line in 1861, however, marked the end of the era of Karlovac as a major trade and transport center.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Karlovac was a district capital in the
Zagreb County
Zagreb County ( hr, Zagrebačka županija) is a county in Northern Croatia. It surrounds, but does not contain, the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, the county is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring" ( hr, ...
of the
Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia within the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
.
20th century
Karlovac suffered damage during the
Croatian War of Independence (1991–1995). The southern sections of the city found themselves close to the front lines between the Republic of Croatia and the
Republic of Serbian Krajina
The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina ( sh, Република Српска Крајина, italics=no / or РСК / ''RSK'', ), known as the Serbian Krajina ( / ) or simply Krajina, was a self-proclaimed Serb proto-state, ...
, with shelling devastating the neighborhoods of Turanj, Kamensko, as well as parts of Mekušje, Mala Švarča and Logorište. The city center, the city hall, and numerous other buildings also suffered damage. It was also the site of the
Korana bridge killings.
The Karlovac City Museum has transformed the old Austrian military barracks of Turanj into a museum exhibition dedicated to the military history of Karlovac and in particular, through the exhibited weapons, of the Croatian War of Independence. A ticket for this site is also valid for City Museum, Galerija Vjekoslave Karas and Dubovac Castel.
![Lanac gradonacelnika Karlovca](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Lanac_gradonacelnika_Karlovca.jpg)
Until the early 2000s, Karlovac's main industry consisted of brewing the
beer
Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed type of alcoholic drink in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from ce ...
"
Karlovačko", produced by
Karlovačka pivovara. By 2007, the rapidly growing firearms manufacturer
HS Produkt
HS Produkt d.o.o. is a Croatian firearms manufacturing company, best known for design and production of the HS2000 and XDM series of semi-automatic pistols, which are sold in the United States market by Springfield Armory, Inc., under their XD, ...
had become the city's largest private employer.
HS Produkt is arguably best known as the designer and manufacturer of the
HS2000
The HS2000 (''Hrvatski Samokres'', ) is a series of semi-automatic pistols. Polymer-framed and striker-fired, the series is manufactured by HS Produkt (formerly I.M. Metal) in Karlovac, Croatia. In Europe, the pistols are marketed as the HS and ...
pistol, sold in the
United States
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as the Springfield Armory XD.
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]
On 22 October 2016
Croatia's first freshwater aquarium, and the biggest in that part of
Europe
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, named ''Aquatika'' was opened in Karlovac.
Description
![Stari grad Dubovac - Karlovac 3](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Stari_grad_Dubovac_-_Karlovac_3.jpg)
Croatians know Karlovac as ''grad parkova'' (the city of parks) and ''grad na četiri rijeke'' (the town on four rivers) for its numerous green areas and four rivers, of which
Mrežnica
The Mrežnica () is a river in Karlovac County, Croatia.
It is long and its basin covers an area of .
Mrežnica is considered special due to its large number of waterfalls, totalling 93. It rises in Kordun, west of Slunj, and flows northwards, i ...
,
Korana
The Korana is a river in central Croatia and west Bosnia and Herzegovina. The river has a total length of and watershed area of .
The river's name is derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*karr-'' 'rock'. It was recorded in the 13th century as '' ...
, and
Kupa
The Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from la, Colapis in Roman times; hu, Kulpa) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with its border part having a length of and t ...
flow through built-up areas, and
Dobra is a few kilometers outside the city centre. A
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
made by
Dušan Vukotić
Dušan Vukotić (7 February 1927 – 8 July 1998) was a Yugoslav and Croatian cartoonist, author and director of animated films of Montenegrin descent. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films.
Biography
Vukotić ...
in 1979 on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the city plays much on that theme, and shows pictures of happy bathers on the Korana's Fogina beach (Foginovo kupalište) in the city centre.
One of the rarer trees found in the parks is the ''
Ginkgo biloba
''Ginkgo biloba'', commonly known as ginkgo or gingko ( ), also known as the maidenhair tree, is a species of tree native to China. It is the last living species in the order Ginkgoales, which first appeared over 290 million years ago. Fossil ...
'', which local
primary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary e ...
children are taken out to see as part of their classes on nature and society. Most of the parks are planted in the former trenches dug around the old military fort that were once filled with water as an added layer of protection from the marauding Ottoman armies. One part of the city centre maintains the name of Šanac ('trench') after the old trenches which preserve the old hexagonal form of the historic centre.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, Karlovac municipality had a total of 55,705 inhabitants. 49,140 of its citizens were
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 ...
(88.21%), 4,460 were
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their na ...
(8.01%), 250 were
Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...
(0.45%), 237 were
Albanians
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(0.43%), 72 were
ethnic Macedonians
Macedonians ( mk, Македонци, Makedonci) are a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group native to the region of Macedonia in Southeast Europe. They speak Macedonian, a South Slavic language. The large majority of Macedonians identi ...
(0.13%), 49 were
Montenegrins
Montenegrins ( cnr, Црногорци, Crnogorci, or ; lit. "Black Mountain People") are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common Montenegrin culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro.
Genetics
Accordi ...
(0.09%), and the rest were other ethnicities.
Population by religion in 2011 was following: 45,876
Roman Catholics
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(82.36%), 3,866
Orthodox Christians
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Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical councils in Antiquity, but different Churc ...
(6.94%), 2,806
Atheists
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there no d ...
(5.04%), 705
Muslims
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(1.27%), 488
Agnostics
Agnosticism is the view or belief that the existence of God, of the divine or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. (page 56 in 1967 edition) Another definition provided is the view that "human reason is incapable of providing sufficient ...
(0.88%), and others.
Much of the population of Karlovac has changed since the beginning of the 1991–95
Croatian War of Independence, with numerous families of
Croatian Serbs
The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Срби у Хрватској, Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", хрватски Срби, hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in Cr ...
fleeing and being replaced by people who were themselves displaced from parts of Croatia that were held by rebel Serbs during the war (such as from the town of
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 ...
), as well as by families of
Bosnian Croats who started arriving during the war. The migration outflow was mostly towards
Serbia
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, the
Republika Srpska
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entity in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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, and to countries of
Western Europe
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The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the ancient Mediterranean ...
,
North America
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and
Australia
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.
Settlements
The list of settlements included in the administrative area of the city of Karlovac includes:
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Banska Selnica, population 90
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Banski Moravci, population 68
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Blatnica Pokupska, population 31
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Brezova Glava, population 135
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Brežani, population 129
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Brođani, population 141
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Cerovac Vukmanićki
Cerovac Vukmanićki is a village 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 ...
, population 902
*
Donja Trebinja, population 22
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Donje Mekušje, population 207
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Donji Sjeničak, population 69
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Gornja Trebinja, population 169
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Gornje Stative, population 385
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Gornji Sjeničak, population 150
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Goršćaki, population 119
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Husje, population 176
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Ivančići Pokupski, population 11
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Ivanković Selo, population 25
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Ivošević Selo, population 7
*
Kablar
Kablar (Serbian Cyrillic: Каблар, ) is a mountain in central Serbia. It has an elevation of 889 meters above sea level. It lies near the city of Čačak. With nearby Ovčar, it forms the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge of the West Morava
West Morava ...
, population 122
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Karasi
Karasi (born 1995) is an Australian Racing Hall of Fame champion steeplechase horse bred in Ireland. The horse is best known for winning the world's richest steeplechase race, the Nakayama Grand Jump at Nakayama Racecourse, Japan for three ...
, population 50
* Karlovac, population 46,833
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Klipino Brdo, population 14
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Kljaić Brdo, population 18
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Knez Gorica, population 111
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Kobilić Pokupski, population 43
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Konjkovsko, population 6
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Koritinja, population 113
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Ladvenjak
Ladvenjak is a village 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 =
, ...
, population 382
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Lipje, population 48
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Luka Pokupska, population 360
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Mahićno, population 522
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Manjerovići, population 32
*
Okić
Okić is a village 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 =
, m ...
, population 64
*
Popović Brdo, population 224
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Priselci, population 96
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Rečica, population 538
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Ribari, population 108
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Skakavac, population 233
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Slunjska Selnica, population 78
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Slunjski Moravci, population 85
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Šebreki, population 0
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Šišljavić, population 457
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Tušilović
Tušilović is a village 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 = ...
, population 631
*
Tuškani, population 216
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Udbinja, population 63
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Utinja, population 5
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Vodostaj, population 504
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Vukmanić, population 207
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Vukoder, population 1043
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Zadobarje, population 373
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Zagraj, population 63
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Zamršje, population 167
Culture
Karlovac Music School, one of the oldest educational music institutions from this part of Europe (established on December 1, 1804), is the home of
Karlovac Piano Festival. Karlovac Piano Festival (founded in 2013) is typically held in mid-summer, and consists of
master class
A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also science, painting, drama, games, or on any other occasion where skills are being developed.
"Masterclass" is als ...
es with renowned piano pedagogues as well as Karlovac International
Piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
Competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indivi ...
. Music school also hosts International guitar school, while in Karlovac theatre Zorin dom Croatian Flute Academy is traditionally held, so during summer months Karlovac is center of young artists of Europe. In the 20th century, Karlovac was a breeding ground for young rock bands, most notably Elektroni in the 1960s and Nužni Izlaz, Prije svega disciplina, Duhovna pastva and Lorelei in the 1970s and the 1980s. The city of Karlovac has memorial-sites dedicated to Croatian veterans of the nation's
Homeland War.
Twin towns – sister cities
Karlovac is
twinned with:
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Alessandria, Italy
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Erzsébetváros (Budapest), Hungary
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Kansas City, United States
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Kragujevac, Serbia
Gallery
File:Zorin dom theatre in Karlovac.jpg, Theatre ("Zorin dom") in Karlovac
File:Karlovac3.JPG, Trinity Church (crkva Svetog trojstva) in the centre of Karlovac
File:Orthodox Church in Karlovac.JPG, Reconstructed Holy Nikolai Orthodox Church in the city centre.
File:Gymnasium Karlovac, Croatia.JPG, Gymnasium Karlovac
Gymnasium Karlovac ( hr, Gimnazija Karlovac), sometimes historically referred to as Higher Real Gymnasium, is a Secondary education, secondary school (Gymnasium (school), gymnasium) located in the city of Karlovac in Croatia.
Description
Housed i ...
File:Pontoon bridge on the river Korana.jpg, Pontoon bridge on the river Korana
The Korana is a river in central Croatia and west Bosnia and Herzegovina. The river has a total length of and watershed area of .
The river's name is derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*karr-'' 'rock'. It was recorded in the 13th century as '' ...
File:Examples of architecture in Karlovac city centre.jpg, Examples of architecture in Karlovac city centre
File:Music school Karlovac.jpg, Music school Karlovac
File:Hrvatski sokol Karlovac.jpg, Croatian falcon ("Hrvatski sokol"), monument to the fallen soldiers from Karlovac during World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
See also
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List of people from Karlovac County
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List of people from Karlovac
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Karlovac 10K
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NK Mostanje
Notable people
For a complete list of people from Karlovac, see
List of people from Karlovac County.
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Boris Magaš
Boris Magaš (Karlovac, August 22, 1930 – Rijeka, October 24, 2013) was a Croatian architect and architectural theorist, former Secretary of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts and recipient of the Croatian National order of chivalry Orde ...
, architect
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Josip Vaništa, painter
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Ivanka Boljkovac, opera singer
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Zrinka Cvitešić
Zrinka Cvitešić (born 18 July 1979) is a Croatian film, television and theatre actress.
Biography
The elder of two daughters, Zrinka Cvitešić was born in Karlovac, in the Karlovac County to Ivan and Višnja Cvitešić. Her mother played or ...
, actress
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Vlado Kalember
Vladimir "Vlado" Kalember (born 26 April 1953) is a Croatian pop singer, famous for his recognisable, husky voice.
In the 1970s, he was the vocalist of the popular pop band, Srebrna Krila. After leaving the band, he continued with a solo caree ...
, singer
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Vjekoslav Karas
Vjekoslav Karas (19 May 1821 - 5 July 1858) was a Croatian painter, considered a pioneer of a new era of Croatian painting and art in general.
Life
Born in Karlovac, Croatia, Karas was sent to be educated in Italy in 1838. While in Rome, he drew ...
, painter
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Alfred Krupa (1915-1989), painter
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Gustav Krklec
Gustav Krklec (23 June 1899 – 30 October 1977) was a Croatian writer and translator.
Krklec was born in 1899 in Udbinja near Karlovac. In 1900, he moved with his family to Maruševec, a village near Varaždin. He studied in Vienna and Zagre ...
, writer
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Ana Vidović
Ana Vidović (born 8 November 1980) is a classical guitarist originally from Croatia. A child prodigy, she has won a number of prizes and international competitions all over the world.
Early life
Vidović was born on November 8, 1980, in Karlo ...
, classical guitarist
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Viktor Vidović, classical guitarist
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Krešimir Klarić, organist and composer
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Slavko Mihalić, poet
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Davor Gobac, singer
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Danijela Trbović, TV host
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Dejan Jaković, Canadian footballer of Serbian descent
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Jelena Popović, Serbian handball player, World Championship silver medalist
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Maksimilijan Vrhovac
Maksimilijan Vrhovac (23 November 1752 in Karlovac – 16 December 1827 in Zagreb) was the bishop of Zagreb. He was one of the ideological architects of the Croatian national revival, and is notable for founding the Maksimir Park in 1787, one of th ...
(1752–1827), Catholic bishop
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Većeslav Holjevac
Većeslav Holjevac (22 August 1917 – 11 July 1970) was a Croatian and Yugoslav soldier and communist politician.
Holjevac was born in Karlovac, at the time in Austria-Hungary. He joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1939. Following t ...
(1917–1970), Partisan
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Ivan Ribar
Ivan Ribar (; 21 January 1881 – 2 February 1968) was a Croatian politician who served in several governments of various forms in Yugoslavia. Ideologically a Pan-Slavist and communist, he was a prominent member of the Yugoslav Partisans, who r ...
(1881–1968), politician
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Gajo Petrović (1927–1993), marxist theorist
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Radoslav Lopašić
Radoslav Lopašić (1830–1893) was a Austrian Empire, Croatian historian and member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Lopašić was born on 20 May 1830 in Karlovac, Austrian Empire (modern-day Croatia). His father was Mirko Lopaši ...
(1835–1893), historian
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Dejan Lovren
Dejan Lovren (; born 5 July 1989) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Russian Premier League club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Croatia national team.
Lovren began his career at Dinamo Zagreb before moving to ...
, Croatian footballer
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Paulina Matijević (1856–1926), benefactress
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Dušan Dančuo
Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Душан) is a Slavic given name primarily used in countries of Yugoslavia; and among Slovaks and Czechs. The name is derived from the Slavic noun ''duša'' "soul".
Occurrence
In Serbia, it was the 29th most popular name ...
(1922–2009), singer
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Đorđe Petrović Đorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе;transliterated Djordje) is a Serbian given name, a Serbian variant, derived from Greek '' Georgios'' (''George'' in English). Other variants include: Đurđe, Đurađ, Đura, Đuro, Georgije. It may refer to:
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(born 1933), painter
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Slavko Goldstein
Slavko Goldstein (22 August 1928 – 13 September 2017) was a Croatian historian, politician, and fiction writer.
Biography Early life
Slavko Goldstein was born in Sarajevo in the Jewish family of Ivo and Lea Goldstein. His grandfather Aron h ...
(1928–2017), publisher, historian and politician
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Đuro Zatezalo (1931–2017), historian
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Jelka Glumičić (born 1941), human rights activist
References
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External links
Municipal websiteTourist information - KarlovacTourist information - Karlovac CountyKarlovački Tjednik - Local weekly newspaperPictures of Karlovac*
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Cities and towns in Croatia
Populated places in Karlovac County
Zagreb County (former)
16th-century establishments in Croatia
Populated places established in 1579
1579 establishments in Europe