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Drežnica, Croatia
Drežnica is a village in Croatia near the town of Ogulin. During the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia era, it was known as Partizanska Drežnica due to the village having a Yugoslav Partisans, Yugoslav Partisan base during the World War II, Second World War. Climate Beween 1994 and 2013, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 13 August 2003. The coldest temperature was , on 31 January 2003. History Serbs migrated to Drežnica in the 17th century. In 1827, there was a parish at the Gomirje Monastery, served by Fr. Simeon Radulović. In 1842, an Orthodox church called the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Drežnica, Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos was built. During World War II in Yugoslavia, World War II, it was burned, but it has since been restored. Mijat Stojanović wrote that the landscape in Drežnica is "very rocky, but there is beautiful forest and fertile land." WWII 1941 In May 1941, the Ustaša gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church#Constituencies, Christian churches. The majority of the population in Serbia, Montenegro and Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina are Baptism, baptised members of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is organized into metropolis (religious jurisdiction), metropolitanates and eparchies, located primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia. Other congregations are located in the Serb diaspora. The Serbian Patriarch serves as first among equals in his church. The current patriarch is Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, Porfirije, enthroned on 19 February 2021. The Church achieved Autocephaly, autocephalous status in 1219, under the leadership of Saint Sava, becoming the independent Archbishopric of Žiča. Its status was elevated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Administration In Serbia
The Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia (; ) was the area of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia that was placed under a military government of occupation by the Wehrmacht following the invasion, occupation and dismantling of Yugoslavia in April 1941. The territory included only most of modern central Serbia, with the addition of the northern part of Kosovo (around Kosovska Mitrovica), and the Banat. This territory was the only area of partitioned Yugoslavia in which the German occupants established a military government. This was due to the key rail and the Danube transport routes that passed through it, and its valuable resources, particularly non-ferrous metals. On 22 April 1941, the territory was placed under the supreme authority of the German military commander in Serbia, with the day-to-day administration of the territory under the control of the chief of the military administration staff. The lines of command and control in the occupied territory were never unified, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kordun
The Kordun () region is a part of central Croatia from the bottom of the Petrova Gora (Peter's mountain) mountain range, which extends along the rivers Korana and Slunjčica, and forms part of the border region to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Within Croatia, Kordun is bordered by the Lika region to the south and by Banovina or Banija to the east. Most of Kordun with its centre Slunj belongs to Karlovac County (Slunj, Cetingrad, Krnjak, Rakovica and Vojnić). Vrginmost belongs to Sisak-Moslavina County. In former times, this region belonged to the Habsburg Military Frontier towards the Ottoman Empire which is more or less exactly the same today which the border of Croatia and Bosnia. Following the Croatian War of Independence, a number of towns and municipalities in the region were designated Areas of Special State Concern. The area has rich wood resources. Today, the economic situation is slowly improving, but there is still a large tendency of emigration from the region to la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slunj
Slunj 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. Climate Since records began in 1955, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 4 August 2017. The coldest temperature was , on 16 February 1956. 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donje Primišlje
Donje Primišlje is a village in Croatia, under the Slunj township, in Karlovac County. History On 12 April 1941, a group of 700 soldiers of the Royal Yugoslav Army launched an attack on Slunj from Primišlje in an attempt to penetrate further towards Bosnia, but after 6 hours the attack on Slunj failed. Wehrmacht forces entered Slunj at the behest of the Ustaša administration of Slunj in the evening, while the Luftwaffe bombed Yugoslav positions. A large number of soldiers were captured, and of those about 30 officers and 100 soldiers pledged allegiance to the NDH. Throughout that same day, a large number of Croat former Yugoslav soldiers from Bihać and Korenica had been making the same pledge. German soldiers returned to Karlovac that evening with 2 captive Yugoslav generals. Beginning on 19 June 1942, the Battle of Tržić took place between Kamenica and Tržić Tounjski. An army of Partisans of the carried out an attack from Tobolić with 700, Popovići by the Vrelo Mr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, in parallel to Dobra and Korana, through Generalski Stol and Duga Resa, when it finally flows into the Korana in the south of Karlovac Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. In the 2021 census, its population was 49,377. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located southwest of Zagreb and northeast of Rijeka, and is connected to them via the ... (at Mostanje/ Turanj). The Gojak Hydroelectric Power Plant is a high pressure diversion plant which harnesses the river power of the Ogulinska Dobra and Mrežnica rivers. References Bibliography * Rivers of Croatia Landforms of Karlovac County {{Croatia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perjasica
Perjasica is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Barilović, Karlovac County. It is alternately known as Gornja Perjasica. The village suffered large losses to property and life during World War II and the Croatian War of Independence. Inhabitants returning to the region after the War of Independence faced bureaucratic and legal barriers, leading to a steep decline in post-war population. Limited reinvestment in this area after the war has resulted in few operational public services, with no public transportation options, irregular roads frequently made impassable by snow, and limited medical access. History Beginning on 5 July 1942, the Battle of Primišlje took place. 500 Partisans from Perjasica and 700 from Tobolić laid siege to Primišlje. This included the 1st and 2nd brigade of the and the 1st and 4th brigade of the 3rd battalion of the . On the 12th, 2 Ustaša companies came to their rescue. Beginning on the 19th, the Battle of Tržić took place be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vrelo Mrežnice
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Vrelo may refer to: Places Bosnia and Herzegovina *Vrelo (Cazin) Kosovo *Vrelo (Istok) Serbia *Vrelo (Aleksinac) *Vrelo (Babušnica) *Vrelo (Kuršumlija) *Vrelo (Niš) *Vrelo (Ub) Other * Vrelo (river) Vrelo ( sr-Cyrl, Врело) is a right tributary of the river Drina in the settlement of Perućac, Bajina Bašta Municipality in Serbia. The river is only 365 meters long and is probably one of the shortest rivers in the world. Course The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tržić Tounjski
Tržić Tounjski is a village in Croatia, under the Tounj municipality, in Karlovac County. History Beginning on 19 June 1942, the Battle of Tržić took place between Kamenica and Tržić Tounjski. An army of Partisans of the carried out an attack from Tobolić with 700, Popovići by the Vrelo Mrežnice and Perjasica with 500, and Drežnica with 250, on the pontoon bridge across the Mrežnica by Juzbašići, with the goal of destroying the bridge and disarming the Croatian forces in Tržić. The bridge was guarded by the 3rd Regiment of the . Croatia called in reinforcements from Karlovac, which failed to penetrate to Juzbašići. Battles continued with 6 waves of Domobran attacks until the 23rd, when the Partisan army took Tržić and disarmed their opponents, taking captives and transporting them to Tobolić, including Ivan Stipac, Domobran commander in Ogulin. Across the river, the Domobrani of Primišlje retreated to Slunj Slunj is a town in the mountainous part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
