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Žegar, Croatia
Žegar ( sr-cyr, Жегар) is a historical settlement in the mountainous Bukovica region, above the Zrmanja River, not far from the Krupa Monastery. The settlement of Žegar was created next to the cylindrical tower from the Venetian-Ottoman wars, after which it got its name. The village itself lied above the Žegar Field, from where the population had long " jumped into" (i.e. guerilla warfare) the Dinara, the Venetian-Ottoman border for centuries. Today, the historical region includes the villages of Kaštel Žegarski, Bogatnik, Komazeci, and Nadvoda, which are all administratively part of the Obrovac Municipality. The inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Serbs. Notable people *Janko Mitrović (1613–1659), Morlach army leader *Stojan Janković (1636–1687), Morlach army leader * Gerasim Zelić (1752–1828), Serbian Orthodox archimandrite and writer *Vladimir Milić Vladimir Milić (; born 23 October 1955) is a retired Serbian shot putter who represented SFR Yugosl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukovica, Dalmatia
Bukovica is a geographical region in Croatia. It lies in northern Dalmatia, with Lika to the north, Kninska Krajina to the east, and Ravni Kotari to the southwest. History Vlachs were recorded among the inhabitants of the region in 1420. Their basic economic activity was related to transhumant livestock breeding in conjunction with carrying merchants’ goods. Many Vlachs (also recorded as Morlachs) moved to the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman areas in the Dalmatian Hinterland, Dalmatian hinterland which were occupied by 1573 from Bukovica. Geography Bukovica is a small plateau region about 250 to 300 meters above sea level. The karst landscape covers most of the region up to the Zrmanja valley. Towns and villages Bukovica covers a triangular area between the towns of Benkovac, Obrovac, Croatia, Obrovac, and Knin. The region includes the municipalities of Jasenice, Zadar County, Jasenice, Ervenik, Kistanje, and Lišane Ostrovičke. See also *Geography of Croatia References Further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komazeci
Komazeci is a settlement in the City of Obrovac in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze .... In 2021, its population was 14. Demographics References Populated places in Zadar County {{Zadar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venetian Period In The History Of Croatia
Venetian often means from or related to: * Venice, a city in Italy * Veneto, a region of Italy * Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area Venetians might refer to: * Masters of Venetian painting in 15th-16th centuries * City dwellers of Venice Venetian and the like may also refer to: * Venetian language, a Romance language spoken mostly in the Veneto region * Venice, Florida, a city in Sarasota County, United States *The Venetian Las Vegas, a resort hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada *The Venetian Macao, a hotel and casino in Macau, China *Venetian blind, or Venetian, a common type of window blind similar to Persian blind *Venetian curtain, a type of theater front curtain *''The Venetian Woman'', ''The Venetian Comedy'', or ''The Venetian'' originally ''La veniexiana'' (play), a comedy in Venetian language, 1535-1537 *''The Venetians'', an 1892 novel by Mary Elizabeth Braddon * ''The Venetian'' (play), a work by Clifford Bax * ''The Venetian'' (film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Milić
Vladimir Milić (; born 23 October 1955) is a retired Serbian shot putter who represented SFR Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (commonly abbreviated as SFRY or SFR Yugoslavia), known from 1945 to 1963 as the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as Socialist Yugoslavia or simply Yugoslavia, was a country .... He was born in Žegar, Croatia, Žegar, SR Croatia, but represented the club AK Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade. He won the gold medal at the 1982 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 1982 European Indoor Championships, the gold medal at the 1979 Mediterranean Games and the bronze medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games. He finished eighth at the Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, 1980 Olympic Games, fourth at the 1982 European Athletics Championships – Men's shot put, 1982 European Championships, fifth at the 1983 European Athletics Indoor Championships, 1983 European Indoor Championships, ninth at the 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerasim Zelić
Gerasim Zelić (; 1752–1828) was a Serbian Orthodox Church archimandrite, traveller and writer. His chief work is ''Žitije'' (Lives), in three volumes. They are memoirs of his travels throughout western Europe, Russia and Asia Minor from the latter half of the 18th century to the first decade of the 19th century and the famous personalities (Napoleon, Eugène de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Semyon Zorich, Catherine the Great, Alexander I of Russia, Stanisław August Poniatowski, Dositej Obradović) he encountered. He left behind invaluable original notes on the people, religions, manners, customs, and trade of his era. As much as Dositej Obradović is an emblematic figure of the 18th century Habsburg Serbian Enlightenment so is Gerasim Zelić. In many ways the east–west travel itineraries of the two men are similar, covering the Levant, the German lands, France and Russia, though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stojan Janković
Stojan Janković Mitrović ( sr-cyr, Стојан Јанковић Митровић; also known as ''Stoian Jancovich Mitrovich'', ''Stoian Mitrovich'', ''Stoiano Mitrovich''; about 1636 – 23 August 1687) was the commander of the Morlachs (Venetian irregulars), Morlach troops in the service of the Republic of Venice, from 1669 until his death in 1687. He participated in the Cretan War (1645–1669), Cretan and Great Turkish War, as the supreme commander of the Venetian Morlach troops, of which he is enumerated in Croatian and Serbian epic poetry. He was one of the best-known uskok/hajduk leaders of Dalmatia. Life Origin Stojan was born in ca. 1636, somewhere in the mountainous Bukovica, Dalmatia, Bukovica region in northern Dalmatia, modern-day Croatia, presumably in the village of Žegar, Croatia, Žegar, or Zelengrad. The village itself lied above the Žegar field, from where the population had long "jumped into" (i.e. guerilla warfare) the Dinara, the Venetian-Ottoman borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janko Mitrović
Janko Mitrović ( sr-cyr, Јанко Митровић; 1613–1659) was a ''harambaša'' (Ottoman for "bandit leader"), and the commander of the '' Morlach army'', in the service of the Republic of Venice, from 1648 until his death in 1659. He participated in the Cretan War (1645–69), alongside Ilija Smiljanić, as the supreme commanders of the Venetian Morlach troops, of which he is enumerated in Croatian and Serb epic poetry (as Janko of Kotari, Јанко од Котара). His son, Stojan Janković, followed in his father's footsteps. Life Janko was the son of Mitar (born c. 1585), whose family hailed from village Zelengrad or Žegar in the area of Bukovica. Janko had brothers Jovan, Stjepan, Pavle, and Andrija, and probably was among the youngest brothers. Vukadin Mitrović was also a ''harambaša'' in Venetian service, possibly another brother, or a cousin. Mitrović in 1646 was recorded as a defender of Šibenik, and in 1649 was rewarded with a monthly payment of 4 du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian language, language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as in North Macedonia, Slovenia, Germany and Austria. They also constitute a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania. The Serbs share many cultural traits with the rest of the peoples of Southeast Europe. They are predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language, Serbian language (a standardized version of Serbo-Croatian) is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro. Ethnology The identity of Serbs is rooted in Eastern Orthodoxy and traditions. In the 19th century, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obrovac, Croatia
Obrovac () is a town located in northern Dalmatia, in the Zadar County of Croatia. The Obrovac municipality has a total population of 4,323 people. The town is located in the canyon of the river Zrmanja. Geography Obrovac is a town on the Zrmanja River some 11 km from the mouth of the river of the Novigrad sea. Above the town are the ruins of a fortified city. Not far from its tributary, the town of Krupa, there is a monastery with a valuable icon collection. About north-west of the town, along the road heading up to the mountains, lies a huge deserted industrial complex, an alumina plant built in the 1970s. South of the town there is extraordinary Bijela River canyon with a lot of waterfalls and small ponds and pools. History The Croatian noble family Kurjaković, also known as the Counts of Krbava, were the first rulers of the town of Obrovac, which was first mentioned in 1337 under the name ''Obrouec''. In 1527 Obrovac was taken over by the Ottoman Turks. In October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadvoda
Nadvoda is a settlement in the City of Obrovac in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze .... In 2021, its population was 135. Demographics References Populated places in Zadar County {{Zadar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogatnik
Bogatnik is a settlement in the City of Obrovac in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze .... In 2021, its population was 120. Demographics References Populated places in Zadar County {{Zadar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zrmanja
Zrmanja (, ) is a river in southern Lika and northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is long and its basin covers an area of . It was known to the ancient Romans as ''Tedanius''. The spring of Zrmanja is located in southern part of Lika under Postak - the southern peak of Pljesevica mountain, and close to south end of Velebit mountain. It is characteristic for its spring located on the bottom of very steep, almost 200 m high funnel shape rock called Misije. It flows southward through the narrow and long arable valley which encircles the southern end of Velebit through a 200-metre-deep canyon, and then turns westwards, reaches Obrovac, and after a few kilometers flows into the Adriatic Sea in the bay named ''Novigradsko more''. Its main tributary is right bank Krupa river, rich in tufa and travertine Travertine ( ) is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs. It often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
