Gornji Vukšići is a village in
Croatia
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, under the
Vrbovsko
Vrbovsko ( sr-Cyrl, Врбовско) is a town in western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County; on its 280 square kilometers area, Vrbovsko features 60 settlements and a t ...
township, in
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorje – Gorski Kotar County (, ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in western Croatia, most of it based in the historical and cultural region called Croatia proper and some of it in Istria, including the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northe ...
.
History
On 12 July, the Ministry of Deportation () was founded in Moravice, led by teacher Ivan Porić and manager Franjo Naglić, who was also an
Ustaša ''tabornik''. The board included carpenter Josip Štiglić, economist Mato Falak and ''općinski načelnik'' Anton Mufić. That July, Naglić informed his superiors that 3 Serb homesteads had been emptied in Jakšići and
Gornji Vučkovići.
In 2005, a
Eurasian brown bear
The Eurasian brown bear (''Ursus arctos arctos'') is one of the most common subspecies of the brown bear, and is found in much of Eurasia. It is also called the European brown bear, common brown bear, common bear, European bear, and colloquial ...
attacked a
beehive
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belonging to Dragoljub Krušković in Gornji Vukšići.
Demographics
In 1870, Vukšići had 3 houses and 31 people.
In 1890, Vukšići had 6 houses and 54 people. They attended the school in
Dokmanovići
Dokmanovići is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The Lujzijana road passes by it.
History
In 1860–1879, Matija Mažuranić wrote a 62 folio manuscript today titled Writings on the Building of R ...
. Administered and taxed by
Komorske Moravice
Moravice (formerly known as Komorske Moravice until 1919, thereafter as Srpske Moravice until 1991) ( sr-Cyrl, Моравице) is a settlement in north-western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski kotar in the Pr ...
.
As of 2011, there were four uninhabited statistical villages in Vrbovsko:
Lesci
Lesci is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. It is a ghost town.
History
Ivan Goran Kovačić wrote a poem about the accordion players of Lesci titled "Petr Breški harmonikaš":
Ako se je jókal a ...
,
Međedi
Međedi is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
History
On 27 March 2021, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred between Presika, Nadvučnik and Međedi.
Demographics
In 1870, Međedi had 7 houses and ...
,
Podvučnik
Podvučnik is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
Demographics
As of 2011, it was one of four uninhabited statistical villages in Vrbovsko, along with Međedi, Lesci and Radočaj. These were foll ...
and
Radočaj. These were followed by Gornji Vukšići.
Further reading
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* Page 32.
Politics
As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the of
Moravice.
Infrastructure
The water storage unit ''Borik'' in
Donji Vučkovići, with water ultimately from
Skrad
Skrad is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.
History
Skrad was first mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in Skrad and elsewhere, unless the oth ...
, with a capacity of , is responsible for
Moravice,
Gornji Vučkovići, Gornji Vukšići,
Donji Vukšići and
Carevići.
References
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Serb communities in Croatia
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