Rečica is a village in

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located east of

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 ...

, with a population of 538 (2011). Rečica is a lowland village made up of seven smaller villages. It is settled in the region of Donje Pokuplje on the left bank of river Kupa, about ten kilometers from Karlovac. During the 17th and the 18th century, Rečica was an important traffic locality because it was a place of cargo (mainly grain) discharge during the low water level of Kupa. Farming is still one of the main industries along with wine growing and livestock breeding. The first mention of Rečica in official documents was in the 15th century, as a separate manorial estate gathered around a wooden palace which was an aristocratic manor in Rečica. The most important cultural and historical monument of Rečica and its surroundings is the Drašković castle, a remnant of a much bigger

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. The castle's most famous owner is the count

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, who lived here in the first half of the 19th century. There is also the Church of St John the Baptist which dates from the 18th century. Rečica also has an elementary school, an infirmary, a dentist, a veterinary, a grocery store and a cafe.

History

At the Slavonian Sabor of June 1579 in

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, the dange of leaving the river crossings at

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, Luka and Rečica unguarded was noted, so for their fortification the Sabor allocated workers from the feudal estates of

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, Steničnjak, Završje,

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, Turanj ( Sveta Jana) and Kaptol Zagrebački. For the fortification of

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in 1598,

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and Novigrad had to supply 30 labourers. Rečica was to supply Novigrad with as many carts and labourers as possible.

Governance

Judiciary

was once the seat of the kotar court for an 1870 population of 53,148. In 1875, the kotar court of Karlovac was responsible for the općine: Karlovac city,

Banija Banovina or Banija is a geographical region in central Croatia, between the Sava, Una, Kupa and Glina rivers. The main towns in the region include Petrinja, Glina, Kostajnica, and Dvor. There is no clear geographical border of the region tow ...

, Rečica, Draganić,

, Novigrad, Ribnik,

and Severin.

References

Populated places in Karlovac County {{Karlovac-geo-stub