Čabar

Čabar is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.

Name

Čabar is known as ''Čeber'' in the local dialect. The name is believed to derive from the Illyrian word ''ziaber'' 'clearing'.

History

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Čabar was a district capital in the Modruš-Rijeka County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

On 21 February 1852 by a decree of the Ban of Croatia and Slavonia, Josip Jelačić, a Chamber of Commerce and Industry () was to be founded in Rijeka with jurisdiction over Čabar. It was founded, and began to function on the 11th of March that year.

In late 1899, the local chapter of the HPS, ''HPD "Rudnik"'', was founded on the initiative of the Ghyczy de Csubar family. It had to be refounded under president A. Cividini in late 1935. In 1935, the Mirko Župan presidency began on 12 October 1935, succeeding Dr. Muhvić. In 1935, it had 47 members. Under Župan, "Rudnik" opened its own library. Membership rose to 55 in 1937. Membership rose to 56 in 1938.

The volunteer fire department ''DVD Čabar'' was founded on 1909 by Fran Vidović, Slavko Brovet, Fran Plivelić, Fran Knafe, Josip Repinc and Vilim Turk. The first firefighter house () was opened in 1936, and a new one was opened in 1969. It is the seat of the ''VZ Čabar'', founded in 1969, which oversees the volunteer fire departments of nearby towns.

Past commanders of the ''VZ Čabar'' and ''JVP Grada Čabar'':

# Livio Andlar (1994–2005)
# Slavko Žagar

Past commanders of the ''DVD Čabar'':

# Ivica Troha

WWI

In September 1914, the epidemic of an undetermined disease led Austria to prohibit the import of swine from Čabar kotar.

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

In 1930, an HKD Napredak branch was founded in Čabar. It was responsible for a 1000 dinar high school stipend that school year.

The winter of 1931–1932 was particularly harsh in Čabar and surrounding areas. The lack of livestock feed caused a sharp decrease in livestock price. In the spring, a lack of supplies threatened to collapse the resale and even financial sectors locally. On 30 April 20, the emergency Law on the Protection of Farmers () came into force, which prevented forcible sale of farmland until 20 October.

A 22 December 1939 decision as part of agrarian reforms by Ban Šubašić to confiscate the forest property in Čabar and surroundings of the Thurn and Taxis family, Kálmán Ghyczy and Nikola Petrović resulted in a legal dispute known as the Thurn and Taxis Affair, in part because of the relative status of the family and in part because of the proximity to the Italian border.

WWII

By the end of June 1941, HKD Napredak was no longer allowed to hold plays, celebrations or similar manifestations thanks to a general law. Many of its members were mobilised. The Čabar branch stopped working altogether when Italy annexed it in May.

Recent

Čabar was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice storm. From 31 January to 2 February, while S and SW geostrophic wind dominated, freezing rain fell on Gorski Kotar, glazing the entire region. It wrecked roofs, power lines an forests, causing power loss for about 14,000 households households in Gorski Kotar, or about 80% of its population. It took about 10 days to restore essential infrastructure to the region, and within months electricity was back in most of its former range, but at a cost of about 84.4 million HRK to HEP. At the time it was the largest peacetime damage since its Secession from Yugoslavia, even without counting the forestry losses. Clearing blocked forestry roads and forest paths would take years, and thanks to the declining population some were never cleared. All three main power lines in Fužine were severed, leaving Čabar without electricity.

Demographics

In 1870, Čabar općina, in Delnice ''podžupanija'', had 324 houses, with a population of 2415. Its 19 villages were divided into 2 ''porezne obćine'' for taxation purposes. Parishes included Čabar and Trstje.

In 1890, the ''općina'' of Čabar (court at Čabar), with an area of , belonged to the ''kotar'' of Čabar (Čabar court) in the ''županija'' of Modruš-Rieka ( Ogulin court and financial board). But it was under the electoral district of Delnice. There were 361 houses, with a population of 2161. Its 19 villages and 2 hamlets were divided for taxation purposes into 2 ''porezne obćine'', under the Delnice office. In the Delnice kotar, there were a total of 1183 houses, with a population of 6848. Its 59 villages and 14 hamlets were divided into 6 ''porezne obćine''. The kotar had no markets. Čabar kotar was divided into 4 općine. Besides itself: Gerovo, Plešce, Prezid.

In 1910, the court of Čabar encompassed an area of , with a population of 7,632 (smallest under Ogulin high court). Čabar had its own cadastral jurisdiction, but its business court was in Ogulin.

There are 3,770 inhabitants (census 2011), in the following settlements:

* Bazli, population 5
* Brinjeva Draga, population 5
* Crni Lazi, population 117
* Čabar, population 412
* Donji Žagari, population 8
* Fažonci, population 0
* Ferbežari, population 32
* Gerovo, population 689
* Gerovski Kraj, population 95
* Gorači, population 99
* Gornji Žagari, population 83
* Hrib, population 109
* Kamenski Hrib, population 6
* Kozji Vrh, population 60
* Kraljev Vrh, population 14
* Kranjci, population 4
* Lautari, population 16
* Lazi, population 55
* Makov Hrib, population 103
* Mali Lug, population 79
* Mandli, population 39
* Okrivje, population 2
* Parg, population 87
* Plešce, population 140
* Podstene, population 17
* Požarnica, population 1
* Prezid, population 740
* Prhci, population 12
* Prhutova Draga, population 3
* Pršleti, population 0
* Ravnice, population 39
* Selo, population 41
* Smrečje, population 71
* Smrekari, population 9
* Sokoli, population 10
* Srednja Draga, population 43
* Tropeti, population 12
* Tršće, population 342
* Vode, population 35
* Vrhovci, population 110
* Zamost, population 26

In the same census, 94.6% of the population were Croats, 2.3% Slovenes and 1.1% Serbs.

By early 1919, 728 people had emigrated from Čabar Kotar to the United States and 1427 to other countries.

Economy

There was a mill in Čabar.

Governance

National

Representatives of the Čabar kotar at the Sabor and Skupština:

* Ljudevit Karoly (1848)
* Đuro Križanić and Tomislav Padavić (1861)
* Adolfo Veber Tkalčević (1865),
* (1868), NS
* Ljudevit Otto (1868), NUS
* Franjo Rački (1871), NS/ NLS/ NNS
* David Starčević (1881–1887), SP/SP- UO/ ČSP
* Ante Starčević (1887–1892), SP

At the 1920 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Constitutional Assembly election in Modruš-Rijeka County, Čabar voted mainly for the HPSS.

Municipal

Čabar kotar was subordinated to Modruš-Rijeka County until 1922 when the latter was replaced with , which was unpopular with most Croats and was as a concession replaced in 1929 with the Sava Banovina.

At the time, Čabar was divided into 4 općine: Gerovo, Plešce, Čabar and Prezid.

Twin towns

Čabar is twinned with:
* Pula, Croatia ''(since 1974)''

Culture

Cuisine

The society ''Plodovi gorja Gorskog kotara'' organises "Pear days" () in Čabar.

Sports

Beginning in 2013, the 7 stage long Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar () passes through Vahtari and Čabar.

Infrastructure

Security

In 1913, there were two gendarmeries in Čabar kotar: one in Čabar itself and one in Gerovo.

Education

In the school year of 1939–1940, there were 17 schools on the territory of Čabar srez (3 in Čabar, 5 in Draga, 3 in Gerovo, 3 in Osilnica, 1 in Plešce, 2 in Prezid), with 34 teachers, of which 32 Catholic and 2 Orthodox; there were 1518 students, of which 1515 Catholic and 3 Orthodox. 43 students obligated to attend did not, or 2.7% of the obligated population, which by national standards was very low.

Judiciary

In 1875, the kotar court of Čabar, subordinate to the royal court at Zagreb, encompassed an 1870 population of 7476, being responsible for the općine: Čabar, Prezid and Gerovo.

Attractions

The original Čabar linden () dated to the 17th century, but had to be replanted in 1943 and then again on 30 April 2016.

The ''PP sa spomenikom borcima NOB-a u Čabru'' was built in 1959.

The ''PP u središtu Čabra sa spomenikom hrvatskim braniteljima'' was built in 1999, designed by N. Kvas.

The long ''Kalvarija'' in Čabar dates to the 18th century, and was protected in 1981.

The school garden was started in the second half of the 20th century and remains unprotected.

Infrastructure

In the 1930s, the daily bus route from Delnice left at 6:00 and arrived at 8.00, passing through Brod na Kupi and Zamost.

Notable people

* Franciska Poje (1837 – 1892), Sisters of Mercy nun
* (1864 – 1935), surgeon
* Dušan Klepac (1917 – 2006), forest scientist

Gallery

Cabar-2.jpg, Čabar from above

Notes

References

Further reading

General

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History

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* Online publication 2016-01-09.

Genealogy

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Hydrology

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Tourism

* Online publication 2019-06-26.

External links

City of Čabar Municipality web Portal

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Cities and towns in Croatia
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Modruš-Rijeka County