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Nova Kršlja
Nova Kršlja is a village in Croatia. History In the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the gendarmerie of the Drežnik Grad ''općina'' was not in Drežnik but in Nova Kršlja, farther away from Drežnik than the gendarmerie of the Rakovica ''općina''. This was to ease the monitoring of peripheral areas like Kordunski Ljeskovac and Mašvina. In 1941, shortly after the establishment of the NDH, the forces disarmed the gendarmerie of Nova Kršlja on their own initiative, replacing its commander Stojan Borojević with a Croat commander Mirko Frković, and dismissing all Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ... members. In 1941, Nikola Crnković was designated as its Ustaša ''zbirnik''. Following this, a number of Serbs were arrested for possession of arms and held captive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regions Of Croatia
Though the Croatia, Republic of Croatia administratively consists of counties of Croatia, twenty counties, it is traditionally divided into four historical region, historical and cultural area, cultural regions: Croatia proper, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia. These are further divided into other, smaller regions. Historical regions Smaller regions *''Banovina (region), Banovina'' (or ''Banija)'' is a region in central Croatia, situated between the rivers Sava, Una (Sava), Una and Kupa River (Croatia), Kupa. *''Baranya (region), Baranja'' forms a small enclave between the region of Slavonia and the Republic of Hungary, it lies in the north east of Croatia. The rest of the region known as Baranja is located in Hungary. *Croatian Littoral (''Hrvatsko primorje''), the maritime region of Croatia proper *''Gorski kotar'' occupies the area between the major cities of Karlovac and Rijeka ( ''Fiume''). The regions main city is Delnice. The river Kupa River (Croatia), Kupa separates th ... [...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] |
Mjesto Primišlje
Mjesto 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 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gornja Močila, Croatia
Gornja Močila is a village in Croatia. History With the withdrawal of the Italians, the chances of a successful Serb rebellion increased. Shortly after the Drvar uprising, Božidar Cerovski, director of the Directorate of the Ustaša Police, arrived in Slunj, on the evening of 29 July 1941, along with an undetermined number of Ustaše from Zagreb for the removal of "undesirable elements". In the morning of the 30th, they broke up into several groups and walked through Serb inhabitted settlements with lists of such individuals, including in Močila, detaining them and transporting them to Oštarski Stanovi, where they were executed on the order of Cerovski. Demographics Infrastructure In 1913, there were 7 gendarmeries in Slunj kotar: Cetin-grad, Gornja Močila, Nova Kršlja, Primišlje, Rakovica, Slunj and Veljun Veljun is a village in Croatia, under the Slunj township, in Karlovac County. Demographics In 1890, the ''obćina'' of Veljun (court at Veljun), with an are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cetingrad
Cetingrad is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia near Croatia's border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia. The population of the village itself is 319, while the total municipality population is 2,027 (2011). The municipality is part of Kordun. Cetingrad is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the Areas of Special State Concern (Croatia), First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia. Administrative division Cetingrad is today a municipality and part of Karlovac County in Croatia. According to Roman Catholic organization, the parish of Cetingrad is a part of Slunj deanery, together with Slunj, Blagaj, Cvitović, Lađevac, Rakovica, Drežnik, Vaganac, Zavalje, Korenica and Plitvice. History Cetingrad was built in the vicinity of the ruins of the mediaeval fortress of Cetin Castle, Cetin. The Middle Ages was the golden era of Cetin. Near the fortress there was Franciscan monastery and several churches. At that time ... [...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] |
Croats
The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Croatia, culture, History of Croatia, history and Croatian language, language. They also form a sizeable minority in several neighboring countries, namely Croats of Slovenia, Slovenia, Burgenland Croats, Austria, the Croats in the Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Croats in Germany, Germany, Croats of Hungary, Hungary, Croats of Italy, Italy, Croats of Montenegro, Montenegro, Croats of Romania, Romania, Croats of Serbia, Serbia and Croats in Slovakia, Slovakia. Due to political, social and economic reasons, many Croats migrated to North and South America as well as New Zealand and later Australia, establishing a Croatian diaspora, diaspora in the aftermath of World War II, with grassroots assistance from earlier communities an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drežnik Grad
Drežnik Grad is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D1 highway. History The castle of Drežnik was built in the 13th century. The castle came under the authority of the Military Frontier, but it was abandoned by them in the 18th century. WWII 1941 In 1941, Marko Brajdić was designated as its Ustaša ''zbirnik''. On April 12 1941, its mayor Zvonko Pavlić was replaced by the Ustaše with Jure Krizmanić. At the end of June, the parish priest of Drežnik, Dragutin Štimac, conducted conversions to Catholicism for the Serbian population of the Bihać kotar, only for the local Ustaše to detain them in Bihać, being released only upon the intervention of the parish priest of Bihać. By that time, not a single Serbian Orthodox priest remained on the territory of Drežnik Grad, having obtained permission to leave for the GMS. So, the president of the kotar Eduard Lenčerić confiscated all parish registries. The Italian Army left Rakovica and Drežnik Grad for Ogulin, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Counties Of Croatia
The counties of Croatia () are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia. Since they were re-established in 1992, Croatia has been divided into 20 counties and the capital city of Zagreb, which has the authority and legal status of both a county and a city (separate from the surrounding Zagreb County). As of 2015, the counties are subdivided into 128 cities and 428 (mostly rural) municipalities. The divisions have changed over time since the medieval Croatian state. They reflected territorial losses and expansions; changes in the political status of Dalmatia, Dubrovnik and Istria; and political circumstances, including the personal union and subsequent development of relations between the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia and the Kingdom of Hungary. Government County assembly () is a representative and deliberative body in each county. Assembly members are elected for a four-year term by popular vote ( proportional system with closed lists and d'H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
