Presika is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

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 ...

. It is connected by the D3 highway.

History

In 1860–1879,

Matija Mažuranić Matija Mažuranić (1817–April 17, 1881) was a Croatian writer best known for his travelogues. He was the brother of more renowned Ivan, the writer of the well-known epic '' Smrt Smail-age Čengića''. He was born in Novi Vinodolski and atte ...

wrote a 62 folio manuscript today titled Writings on the Building of Roads in Gorski Kotar and Lika (), today with signature HR- Za NSK R 6424. A 21 folio manuscript dated 1872 titled Darstellung der Entstehung des Baues ... der Luisenstrasse togethr with a translation by I. Mikloušić is kept as HR- Za NSK R 4572.

WWII

On 29 May 1941, the Ustaše arrested 20 Serb and 7 Croat villagers from Jablan,

Hajdine Hajdine ( sr-Cyrl, Хајдине) is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D3 highway. History In 1860–1879, Matija Mažuranić wrote a 62 folio manuscript today titled Writings on the Building of Roads in Gorski Kotar and Lika (), toda ...

, Presika, Stubica and Tuk. All were imprisoned for 8 to 30 days and then release, only to be recaptured shortly after release. Only Ivan Štiglić, Zvonko Matijević and Jovo Stipanović survived.

Recent

Presika was hit by the

2014 Dinaric ice storm The 2014 Dinaric ice storm, better known as the 2014 Slovenia ice storm or 2014 Croatia ice storm, was a severe ice storm ( SPIA 5) that struck the Northwest Dinaric Alps between 31 January and 2 February 2014. The freezing rain led to glazing of ...

. On 12 December 2017, a severe wind hit Presika, blocking traffic to and from it. On 27 March 2021, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred between Presika, Nadvučnik and Međedi. In June 2018, the ''Lovnik'' water storage unit was found to have a

coliform bacteria Coliform bacteria are defined as either motile or non-motile Gram-negative non- spore forming bacilli that possess β-galactosidase to produce acids and gases under their optimal growth temperature of 35–37 °C. They can be aerobes or ...

concentration of 391/100ml, and both ''

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'' and ''

Enterococcus ''Enterococcus'' is a large genus of lactic acid bacteria of the phylum Bacillota. Enterococci are Gram-positive cocci that often occur in pairs ( diplococci) or short chains, and are difficult to distinguish from streptococci on physical ch ...

'' bacteria were present.

Demographics

In 1870, Preseka had 13 houses and 92 people. In 1890, Presika (Moravice) had 9 houses and 48 people, and was considered part of Vučinić Selo. 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 ...

. In 1890, Presika (Vrbovsko) consisted of hamlets Presika (10 houses, 74 people), Jelenski Jarak (1 house, 11 people) and

Prokop Prokop may mean either of two Hussite generals, both of whom died in the 1434 battle of Lipan: * Prokop the Great * Prokop the Lesser Other people who bore the name Prokop: * Procopius Procopius of Caesarea (; ''Prokópios ho Kaisareús''; ...

(4 houses, 18 people). Its villagers were under

Orthodox and

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 ...

Catholic parishes, and Vrbovsko school, tax and administrative districts.

Politics

As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the of Vrbovsko.

Infrastructure

The water storage unit ''Lovnik'', with a capacity of at an elevation of , is responsible for part of Vrbovsko and for

, Presika, Kamensko and Stubica.

References

Bibliography

Genealogy

* Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub