Oštarije is a village in the municipality
Josipdol in
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 st ...
,
Croatia
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. It is connected by the
D42 highway.
History
A 2 July was issued order for all Velike župe, including that of Modruš (with seat in
Ogulin
Ogulin () is a town in central Croatia, in Karlovac County. It has a population of 7,389 (2021) (it was 8,216 in 2011), and a total municipal population of 12,251 (2021). Ogulin is known for its historic stone castle, known as Kula, and the nearby ...
), to make room for 2500
Slovenes
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each, who were to occupy the homes of 2500 Serbs, to be deported to the
GMS, prioritising businessmen and merchants. Oštarije was to accommodate 100 Slovenes. As of mid-July, there were not enough empty Serb homes to accommodate the exchange.
Climate
Two weather stations exist there: one at an elevation of in the train station, and one at an elevation of at Ravnice. The minimum recorded temperature for the winter of 2024–2025 was at the train station, on February 20th, and at Ravnice, on February 19th.
Demographics
In 1895, the ''obćina'' of Oštarije (court at Oštarije), with an area of , belonged to the ''kotar'' of Ogulin (Ogulin court and
electoral district
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) in the ''županija'' of
Modruš-Rieka (Ogulin high court and financial board). There were 459 houses, with a population of 2754. Its 2 villages and 12 hamlets were divided for taxation purposes into 2 ''porezne obćine'', under the Ogulin office.
Tourism
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Marmont Bridge
References
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External links
Populated places in Karlovac County
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