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Vukmanić
Vukmanić is a village belonging to Karlovac in Croatia, population 207 (2011). It was the birthplace of Ivan Ribar who preceded Josip Broz Tito as post-World War II leader of Yugoslavia. Demographics In 1890, the ''obćina'' of Vukmanić (court at Vukmanić), with an area of , belonged to the ''kotar'' of Vojnić (Vojnić electoral district but Krnjak court) in the ''županija'' of Modruš-Rijeka County, Modruš-Rieka (Ogulin court and financial board). There were 1036 houses, with a population of 6853 (highest in Vojnić kotar): 3435 male and 3418 female. The majority were Serbo-Croatian, Croatian or Serbian speakers, but 24 spoke German language, German, 18 spoke Hungarian language, Hungarian, 5 spoke Slovene language, Slovene and 17 spoke other languages. The majority were Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox, but 3154 were Catholic. Its 22 villages were divided for taxation purposes into 8 ''porezne obćine'', under the Slunj office. Infrastructure In 1913, there were 6 gendarm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 A1 highway (Croatia), A1 highway and the M202 railway (Croatia), M202 railway. Name The city was named after its founder, Charles II, Archduke of Austria. The German language, German name ''Karlstadt'' or ''Carlstadt'' ("Charlestown") has the equivalence in various languages: in Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Károlyváros'', in Italian language, Italian as ''Carlovizza'', in Latin language, Latin as ''Carolostadium'', and in Kajkavian dialect and Slovene language, Slovene as Karlovec. History The Habsburg monarchy, Austrians built Karlovac from scratch in 1579 in order to strengthen their southern defences against Ottoman Empire, Ottoman encroachments. The establishment of a new city-fortress was a part of the deal betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Ribar
Ivan Ribar ( sr-cyr, Иван Рибар, ; 21 January 1881 – 2 February 1968) was a Croatian politician who served in several governments of various forms in Yugoslavia. Ideologically a Yugoslavism, Yugoslavist and Communism, communist, he was a prominent member of the Yugoslav Partisans, the resistance movement to the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia. Biography Ribar was born in Vukmanić (part of Karlovac) and held a PhD in law. He worked as an attorney in Zagreb, Đakovo and Belgrade. Ribar lost his entire family during World War II in Yugoslavia, World War II: his two sons, Ivo Lola Ribar, Ivo "Lola" and Jurica Ribar, Jurica, and his wife Antonija. Both Ivo and Jurica were killed in action in 1943 fighting for the Yugoslav Partisans, Partisans, while Ribar's wife was executed by the Germans in 1944. Ivo, his older son, was in charge of the League of Socialist Youth of Yugoslavia, League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) during the war, and was proclaimed posthumously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vojnić
Vojnić ( sr-Cyrl, Војнић) is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 4,764 inhabitants. The municipality is part of Kordun. Vojnić is underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the First Category Area of Special State Concern by the Government of Croatia. Languages and names On the territory of Vojnić municipality, along with Croatian which is official in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet. As of 2023, most of the legal requirements for the fulfillment of bilingual standards have not been carried out. Official buildings do have Cyrillic signage, as do seals, but not street signs or traffic signs. Cyrillic is not used on any official documents, nor are there public legal and administrative employees proficient in the script. Preserving traditional minority place names and assigning street names to minority historical figures is legally mandated, but wh ... [...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] |
Krstinja
Krstinja ( sr-Cyrl, Крстиња) is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D216 highway. Demographics In 1890, the ''obćina'' of Krstinja (court at Krstinja), with an area of , belonged to the ''kotar'' of Vojnić (Vojnić electoral district but Krnjak court) in the ''županija'' of Modruš-Rieka (Ogulin court and financial board). There were 903 houses, with a population of 5602: 2391 male and 2385 female. All were Croatian or Serbian speakers. The majority were Eastern Orthodox, but 73 were Catholic. Its 23 villages were divided for taxation purposes into 7 ''porezne obćine'', under the Slunj office. Infrastructure In 1913, there were 6 gendarmeries in Vojnić kotar: Barilović, Krnjak, Krstinja, Perjasica, Vojnić and Vukmanić Vukmanić is a village belonging to Karlovac in Croatia, population 207 (2011). It was the birthplace of Ivan Ribar who preceded Josip Broz Tito as post-World War II leader of Yugoslavia. Demographics In 1890, the ''obćina'' of Vukmanić ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barilović
Barilović is a village and a municipality in central Croatia, in the Karlovac County. History During the Gomirje conflict, Lord Barilović had raised the issue of Vlach soldiers taking over their castle at the Pressburg Diet of 1604, which decided in his favour against the Karlovac Generalate, General of Karlovac, Veit Khisl. Khisl defended his actions with a narration of events from his perspective. Since the Barilović family could no longer maintain the castle against "the enemy's daily attacks" (), they decided to set it on fire rather than give credit to the wikt:haramija, haramije who had previously defended it. So the castle of Barilović stood deserted for a long time, but finally, General Khisl decided to confiscate it becaus it was located on a ford (crossing), ford. When Lord Barilović found out, he improved its gate and kept a poor serf in it, asking Khisl to hand over the haramije sent by Khisl to guard it to his control. When Khisl replied that he could not do that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krnjak
Krnjak ( sr-Cyrl, Крњак) is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. History On 13 April 2023 at 15:28 the ''ŽVOC Karlovac'' received a call about a wildfire in the area of Debela Kosa. burned by the time it was put out at 21:26 by ''DVD "Debela Kosa" Krnjak''. Languages and names On the territory of Krnjak municipality, along with Croatian which is official in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet. As of 2023, most of the legal requirements for the fulfillment of bilingual standards have not been carried out. Official buildings and seals do have Cyrillic signage, but not street signs or traffic signs. Cyrillic is not used on any official documents, nor are there public legal and administrative employees proficient in the script. Preserving traditional Serbian place names and assigning street names to Serbian historical figures is legally mandated, but not carried out. Demogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Italy to the west. Its capital and largest city, Zagreb, forms one of the country's Administrative divisions of Croatia, primary subdivisions, with Counties of Croatia, twenty counties. Other major urban centers include Split, Croatia, Split, Rijeka and Osijek. The country spans , and has a population of nearly 3.9 million. The Croats arrived in modern-day Croatia, then part of Illyria, Roman Illyria, in the late 6th century. By the 7th century, they had organized the territory into Duchy of Croatia, two duchies. Croatia was first internationally recognized as independent on 7 June 879 during the reign of Duke Branimir of Croatia, Branimir. Tomislav of Croatia, Tomis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. There are also notable German-speaking communities in other parts of Europe, including: Poland (Upper Silesia), the Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Denmark (South Jutland County, North Schleswig), Slovakia (Krahule), Germans of Romania, Romania, Hungary (Sopron), and France (European Collectivity of Alsace, Alsace). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in the Americas. German is one of the global language system, major languages of the world, with nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovac County
Karlovac County () is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. It borders Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia. The city of Karlovac is a fort from the times of the Military Frontier. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers. The town blossomed in the 18th and 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian Basin to the Adriatic Sea, and waterways along the Kupa river. The city is making use of its crucial geostrategic point in Croatia. The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica, and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of Gorski Kotar and Lika, in particular to the Bjelolasica mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country. County day is celebrated on the 25 April. Patron saint of the County is Saint Joseph, who is also patron of Karlovac. Administr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities Of Croatia
An urbanized area in Croatia can gain the status of ''grad'' (which can be translated as town or city as there is no distinction between the two terms in Croatian language, Croatian) if it meets one of the following requirements: # is the center of a Counties of Croatia, county (''županija''), or # has more than 10,000 residents, or # is defined by an exception (where the necessary historical, economic or geographic reasons exist) A city (town) represents an urban, historical, natural, economic and social whole. The suburbs comprising an economic and social whole with the city, connected with it by daily migration movements and daily needs of the population of local significance, may also be included into the composition of a city as unit of local self-government. ''Grad'' (city/town) is the local administrative equivalent of ''Municipalities of Croatia, općina'' (translated as "Municipalities of Croatia, municipality"), with the only distinction being that the former usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gendarmerie
A gendarmerie () is a paramilitary or military force with law enforcement duties among the civilian population. The term ''gendarme'' () is derived from the medieval French expression ', which translates to " men-at-arms" (). In France and some Francophone nations, the gendarmerie is a branch of the armed forces that is responsible for internal security in parts of the territory (primarily in rural areas and small towns in the case of France), with additional duties as military police for the armed forces. It was introduced to several other Western European countries during the Napoleonic conquests. In the mid-twentieth century, a number of former French mandates and colonial possessions (such as Lebanon, Syria, the Ivory Coast and the Republic of the Congo) adopted a gendarmerie after independence. Similar forces exist in most European countries. The European Gendarmerie Force is a structure, aligned with the European Union, that facilitates joint operations. A similar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
