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Smiljanić Family
The Smiljanić family (''Smogianich'') were a Vlachs in the history of Croatia, Vlach/Morlachs (Venetian irregulars), Morlach family originating from Lika and first mentioned in the 17th century, when the oldest member Petar Smiljanić was a ''harambaša'' and ''capo'' (head) of the Morlachs (Venetian irregulars), Morlach troops in Republic of Venice, Venetian service during the Cretan War (1645–69), in Venetian Dalmatia. He was born in Udbina, in the Lika region, then moved with his family to Venetian Dalmatia (Ravni Kotari) in 1647. From the family originated nine Serdar (Ottoman rank), serdars, who participated in the Cretan War (1645–69) and Morean War (1684–1699). The family and its members are perceived as Croatian in Croatian historiography. History Enver Ljubović considered that the family is related to noble officer family Smoljan/Smoglian from Senj, recorded in the mid-16th century and serving military positions in the military units of Lika and Gacka. Petar Smiljan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smiljanić 2
Smiljanić ( sr-cyr, Смиљанић) is a surname found in Serbia and Croatia, derived from the given names Smilja (feminine) or Smiljan (given name), Smiljan (masculine). Notable people with the name include: * Smiljanić family, a medieval family in Venetian Dalmatia * Aleksandra Smiljanić, Serbian professor * Branko Smiljanić, Serbian football manager * Boris Smiljanić, Swiss footballer of Croatian descent * Božidar Smiljanić (1936–2018), Yugoslav and Croatian actor * Goran Smiljanić, Serbian footballer * Mićo Smiljanić, Serbian footballer * Milan Smiljanić, Serbian footballer * Vladana Likar-Smiljanic, Serbian illustrator * Živorad Smiljanić, Serbian politician See also * *Miljanić {{DEFAULTSORT:Smiljanic Surnames of Serbian origin Surnames of Croatian origin ... [...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] |
Ostrovica Fortress
Ostrovica Fortress (; ) is a ruined medieval fortification on a solid rock jutting from the top of the hill above the village of Ostrovica in Zadar County, Croatia. It is located between the two historical and geographical regions, Bukovica and Ravni Kotari. It was once an important stronghold, known as the "Key to the City of Zadar", as it was a key defense of the city. It was destroyed during the Ottoman–Venetian Wars in the second half of the 17th century, leaving only a few remains. History The name Ostrovica was first mentioned in the second half of the 12th century (according to Croatian historian Vjekoslav Klaić), when the Byzantine historian John Cinnamus listed the Croatian places conquered by the army of the Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Comnenus in 1168, quoting, among others, Split, Trogir, Šibenik, Skradin and Ostrovica. For the second time ''castrum Ostrovica'' was specified as a place where an army of, then herzog (duke), Andrew II, future Croato-Hungarian k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korlati
Korlati ( sr-cyrl, Корлати) is a village in the municipality of Trebinje, Republika Srpska, 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 ....Official results from the book: Ethnic composition of Bosnia-Herzegovina population, by municipalities and settlements, 1991. census, Zavod za statistiku Bosne i Hercegovine - Bilten no.234, Sarajevo 1991. References Villages in Republika Srpska Populated places in Trebinje {{Trebinje-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuk Mandušić
Vuk Mandušić ( sr-cyr, Вук Мандушић; Vučen Mandušić, ''Vucen Mandussich''; 1645 – died 13 July 1648) was the ''capo direttore'' of the Morlach army, one of the most prominent ''harambaša'' (rebel leaders) in the Dalmatian hinterland, that fought the Ottoman Empire during the Cretan War (1645–69). He is one of the heroes renowned in both Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian epic poetry. The Montenegro poet-prince-bishop Petar II Petrović Njegoš immortalized him in one of his epic poems, ''Gorski vjenac'', also known in English translation as '' Mountain Wreath''. Early and personal life Mandušić was one of the leaders of ''Morlachs'' or ''Vlachs'' in Dalmatia, and his birthplace is undetermined, but it is generally considered he was born somewhere in the Dalmatian Zagora. Several localities in the hinterland of modern-day Šibenik-Knin County has been given: most commonly Rupe near Skradin, according to the oral tradition preserved in the work from 1756 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zečevo Rogozničko
Zečevo Rogozničko is a Croatian village in the Šibenik-Knin County, near the town of Rogoznica. It is located in the Dalmatia region. The population is 195 (2011 census). Zečevo became known widely known in Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence, when a 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 ...n volunteer army hit two planes of the Yugoslav Army during the aerial bombing, and one of the soldiers shouted triumphantly: "Both went down!" This moment was captured on video and was broadcast throughout the country. References Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County {{ŠibenikKnin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uskoks
The Uskoks (, , 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 guerrilla war against the Ottomans, and they formed small units and rowed swift boats. Since the uskoks were checked on land and were rarely paid their annual subsidy, they resorted to acts of piracy. The exploits of the Uskoks contributed to a renewal of war between Venice and the Ottoman Empire (1570–1573). An extremely curious picture of contemporary manners is presented by the Venetian agents, whose reports on this war resemble a knightly chronicle of the Middle Ages. These chronicles contain information pertaining to single combats, tournaments and other chivalrous adventures. Many of these troops served abroad. After a series of incidents that escalated into the Uskok War (1615–1618), the Uskok activity in their stronghold of Senj mostly c ... [...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] |
Provveditore
The Italian title ''prov ditore'' (plural ''provveditori''; also known in ; ), "he who sees to things" ( overseer), was the style of various (but not all) local district governors in the extensive, mainly maritime empire of the Republic of Venice. Like many political appointments, it was often held by noblemen as a stage in their career, usually for a few years. Adriatic home territory *In the Stato di Terraferma, the continental part of northern Italy acquired by Venice, mainly in the 15th century, they were appointed in considerable number as part of a complex hierarchical structure, including territories (the upper level), '' podesterias, capitanatos, vicariatos'', ecclesiastical and private jurisdictions etc. Overseas territories (Stato da Mar) Some were Venetian possessions much earlier, but no data on the style of their governors exist; most were lost to the Ottoman Empire. Eastern Adriatic *On the Istria peninsula, a further territorio (now partly in Slovenia), e.g. Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gusić Family
The Gusić family, also known as Gušić, was one of the twelve noble tribes of the Kingdom of Croatia, mentioned in the Pacta conventa. They originated from the hinterland of Biograd in the medieval Luka and Sidraga županijas, where they are recorded at least since the 11th century. Their main regions of influence were Krbava and Gacka, where they often served as župans and knezes at least since the early 13th century. In the 14th century branched Posedarski who seated in Posedarje, and Kurjakovići who as magnates managed to gather much wealth and have high official positions at the Hungarian royal court as well two of their members became Ban of Croatia. As experienced warriors, they actively participated in the Croatian–Ottoman and late Ottoman–Venetian Wars. Direct descendants of the tribe with the surname Gusić, and possibly Gušić, live even today in Croatia and Slovenia. Etymology The family name ''Gus''(''-ić'') most probably derives from the Slavic ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Foscolo
Leonardo Foscolo (1588. - 1660.) was a Venetian commander. During the Cretan War (1645–1669), Leonardo Foscolo seized several forts, retook Novigrad, temporarily captured the Knin Fortress, and managed to compel the garrison of Klis Fortress The Klis Fortress (; ) is a medieval fortress situated above the village of Klis, near Split, Croatia. From its origin as a small stronghold built by the ancient Illyrian tribe Dalmatae, to a role as royal castle and seat of many Croatian k ... to surrender.Fraser (1854), pp. 244–245.Setton (1991), pp. 148–149. Footnotes Bibliography * * * Federico Moro - Venezia e la guerra in Dalmazia (1644-1649) - Anno edizione: 2018 * Republic of Venice people of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars 17th-century Italian military personnel {{Italy-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unac (river)
The Unac ( sr-cyrl, Унац) is a sinking river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rises beneath Šator mountain, flows through the municipality of Drvar and finally meets Una River in Martin Brod. Also runs through two deep and rugged karstic canyons and it is dammed to form small Preodačko Lake and larger Župica Lake Župica Lake () is an artificial lake of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the Unac River. The Unac River rises beneath Šator mountain, flows through the municipality of Drvar and finally meets Una (Sava), Una River in Martin Brod. It's dammed to form sm ..., before it reach town of Drvar. Lower course of the Unac River and its canyon is included into the Una National Park. The confluence of Una and Unac is the location of the medieval Rmanj Fortress, as well as the Rmanj Monastery. Fluss Unac in der Schlucht vor Martin Brod.JPG, Unac leaving a canyon at Martin Brod outskirts. Unac, 400 m before confluence with Una at Martin Brod.JPG, Flyfishing on the Unac at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
