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Ledenice, Croatia
Ledenice is a village in Croatia, under the Novi Vinodolski township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. History Franz Julius Fras speculated, without corroborating evidence, that the castle had been built during the First Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241, and so doubted the sources that stated it was built by Stjepan III Frankopan Modruški in 1450. Ledenice was mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in Ledenice and elsewhere. Along with Senj, Fras suggested the castle of Ledenice contributed greatly to the defence of Vinodol from the Turkish invasions. Relative safety returned after the reconquest of Lika in 1689, following which the significantly drier Velebit/ Kapela mountains were depopulated as people moved into the valleys with their numerous springs. Ledenice remained the seat of a Captainate under Senj, but after the last known burgrave, Skradiniani, the castle fell into disrepair. The castle of Ledenice was in ruins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornje Ledenice
Gornje Ledenice (Cyrillic: Горње Леденице) is a village in the municipalities of Pelagićevo (Republika Srpska) and Gradačac, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th .... In 1993, it was an object of the Ledenice offensive. Demographics According to the 2013 census, its population was 485, with 10 of them living in the Pelagićevo part and 475 in the Gradačac part. References Populated places in Pelagićevo Populated places in Gradačac Villages in Republika Srpska {{TuzlaCanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinodol, Croatia
Vinodol (; ) is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The total population of the municipality is 3,577 people, in the following settlements: * Bribir, population 1,695 * Drivenik, population 308 * Grižane-Belgrad, population 953 * Tribalj, population 621 The population is 93.4% Croats. The Law codex of Vinodol, a medieval Croatian codex, was made in and named after this region. The Vinodol Hydroelectric Power Plant is located in the region. The Vinodol Channel is the part of the Adriatic Sea to the south of the region. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Vinodol include: * Juraj Juričić (?–1578), Croatian-Slovenian Protestant preacher and translator * Julije Klović or Giulio Clovio (1498-1578), Croatian illuminator miniaturist painter considered the greatest illuminator of Italian high renaissance period See also * Geography of Croatia The geography of Croatia is defined by its location at the crossroads ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Potok Musulinski
Potok Musulinski or Musulinski Potok is a village in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is located in the municipality of Ogulin. History From 28 May through 1 June 1941, about 70 figures from Ogulin and the surrounding area were arrested and imprisoned in the Ogulin castle. Most at the market there or returning from it. This was in connection with a visit of Lovre Sušić to Ogulin, ostensibly for his security. Simo Milanović of Musulinski Potok was transporting logs that day from Ponorac by Jasenak. The Ustaša who saw him was a friend of his, so he gave him a certificate that allowed him to pass all the guards and return to his village, although he had to leave the horses behind. After that experience, Milanović left for the forest. Few survived this arrest. On 1 July 1942, the Chetniks of Gomirje and Musulini accompanied the Italian army on an anti-Partisan campaign in Musulinski Potok. 2 Chetniks were wounded and a number of Partisans were killed and wounded. The Chetniks cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitunj
Vitunj is a small village in Karlovac, Croatia, a suburb of Ogulin. Seven kilometers west of Ogulin at the river Vitunjčica, a tributary of the River Dobra (Kupa), are the ruins of the medieval Frankopan city Vitunj, about which little is known, only that in 1575, the settlement was abandoned permanently. During the Ottoman incursions, the area was deserted until 1639, when Frankopans settled Vlachs from Petrova fields. On the coast of the Vitunjčica River there is a small consumer trout fishing farm. Name ''Vitunj'' is likely derived from the anthroponym ''Vitun'', itself an addition of the suffix -unъ/ -unь to the Christian name ''Vid''/''Vit'' (< ). History WWII According to a plaque in Vitunj, having taken the oath on 15 October 1941, the following died from Vitunj: * M.? Bogda ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic
The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.Gerald O'Collins, O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 Catholic particular churches and liturgical rites#Churches, ''sui iuris'' (autonomous) churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and Eparchy, eparchies List of Catholic dioceses (structured view), around the world, each overseen by one or more Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishops. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the Papal supremacy, chief pastor of the church. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krmpote
Krmpote is a group of villages in Croatia located around Novi Vinodolski in Croatian Littoral, and to the area belong villages Bile, Drinak, Jakovo Polje (Sv. Jakov), Javorje, Klenovica–Žrnovnica, Krmpotske Vodice, Luka Krmpotska, Podmelnik, Povile, Ruševo Krmpotsko, Sibinj Krmpotski, Smokvica Krmpotska, and Zabukovac. Etymology The toponym is related to local population of Bunjevci and etymologically deriving from their tribe named Krmpoćani (''Carimpoti''; Krnpote and Krmpote) who arrived from temporary village area of Krmpota (''Carampotti'') near Zemunik (today between Medviđe and Zelengrad), in North Dalmatia ( Bukovica) in the beginning of the 17th century. From it derives the related surname Krmpotić, as well same-titled noble family ''Kermpotich'' who lived in Buhovo in West Herzegovina from where emigrated to North Dalmatia in the mid-15th century because of Ottoman invasion. In Herzegovina the surname became extinct, and there's uncertainty as to which families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgrave
Burgrave, also rendered as burggrave (from , ), was since the medieval period in Europe (mainly Germany) the official title for the ruler of a castle, especially a royal or episcopal castle, and its territory called a ''Burgraviate'' or ''Burgravate'' (German ''Burggrafschaft'' also ''Burggrafthum'', Latin ''praefectura'').Encyclopædia Britannica; Definition of ''burgrave (title)''/ref> Duden; Definition of ''Burggraf'' (in German)/ref> The burgrave was a "count" in rank (German ''Graf'', Latin ''comes'') equipped with judicial powers, under the direct authority of the emperor or king, or of a territorial imperial state—a prince-bishop or territorial lord. The responsibilities were administrative, military and jurisdictional. In time the position came to be a purely administrative position held by middle or high ranking civil servants. A burgrave, who ruled over a substantially large territory, might also have possessed the regality of coinage, and could mint his own regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velika Kapela
The Velika Kapela (; lit. ''Great Chapel'') is a large mountain range in the east of Gorski Kotar, Croatia. The highest peak is Bjelolasica-Kula at 1533 m.a.s.l. It overlooks Velebit, Plješivica, islands Krk, Cres, Lošinj, and the Kvarner Gulf. Velika Kapela belongs to the Dinaric Alps, and it stretches from the Gorski Kotar region in the west, to the Mala Kapela and Lika in the east, from the Ogulin-Plaški valley in the north, and to the Vinodol coastline in the south. The area is narrowest mountain prague between continental Pannonia and the coastal Mediterranean. Velika Kapela is mainly composed of karst — limestone rocks. On the Velika Kapela, there are many protected areas and landscapes. The famous are White cliffs and Samarske cliffs (), and Klek above Frankopan town of Ogulin Ogulin () is a town in central Croatia, in Karlovac County. It has a population of 7,389 (2021) (it was 8,216 in 2011), and a total municipal population of 12,251 (2021). Ogulin i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velebit
Velebit (; ; ) is the largest, though not the highest, mountain range in Croatia. The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior. Velebit begins in the northwest near Senj with the Vratnik mountain pass and ends 145 km to the southeast near the source of the Zrmanja river northwest of Knin. Its highest peak is the Vaganski vrh at 1,757 m. Major mountain passes on Velebit include the aforementioned Vratnik or Senjsko bilo at 694 m.a.s.l., where the '' Josephina'' connects Senj with Josipdol; Oštarijska vrata at 928 m.a.s.l. that connects Karlobag and Gospić; and Prezid at 766 m.a.s.l. that connects Obrovac and Gračac. Velebit is characterized by its simple, solid form, stiff cliffs, the lack of vegetation on the seaward side (towards the Velebit Channel), and the wood-covered slopes of the Lika side. The basic geological characteristic of the mountains is karst; flora and fauna are abunda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the Malovan pass. Today most of the territory of Lika (Brinje, Donji Lapac, Gospić, Lovinac, Otočac, Perušić, Plitvička Jezera, Udbina and Vrhovine) is part of Lika-Senj County. Josipdol, Plaški and Saborsko are part of Karlovac County and Gračac is part of Zadar County, and it takes up about 12% of Croatia, Croatia's land area. Major towns include Gospić, Otočac, and Gračac, most of which are located in the karst poljes of the rivers of Lika (river), Lika, Gacka and others. The Plitvice Lakes National Park and Northern Velebit National Park are also in Lika. History Antiquity Since the first millennium BC the region was inhabited by the Iapodes, an ancient people related to Illyrians. During the Gallic invasion of the Balk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
