Tuk, also known as Tuk Vrbovski or Tuk Gomirski, is a village in
Croatia
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, under the
Vrbovsko township, in
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
Tuk
Tuk was hit by the
2014 Dinaric ice storm.
Demographics
In 1890, Tuk had 27 houses and 187 people. They attended the school in Vrbovsko despite belonging to Gomirje parish. Despite being taxed by Vrbovsko, Tuk was administered by Gomirje.
In 1835, Tuk belonged to
Ogulin. There were 6 houses, with a population of 49. Its residents were mostly
Eastern Orthodox
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, but 7 were
Catholic
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.
Further reading
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Economy
In 2005, an annual
pumpkin festival was founded in Vrbovsko by Gani Ramadani, an
Albanian from
North Macedonia
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who moved to Tuk but was told pumpkins would not do well in the climate.
Ramadani died before the 17th festival, but pumpking growing caught on in Tuk and it is still locally known for its pumpkins.
Politics
As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the of Vrbovsko.
History
On 29 May 1941, the Ustaše arrested 20 Serb and 7 Croat villagers from
Jablan,
Hajdine,
Presika,
Stubica and Tuk. All were imrpisoned for 8 to 30 days and then release, only to be recaptured shortly after release. Only Ivan Štiglić, Zvonko Matijević and Jovo Stipanović survived.
In October 2006, a pack of wolves killed 6 sheep and 6 lambs belonging to Nikola Vujnović in Tuk. 6 months later, three wolves killed 10 and wounded 3.
References
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Serb communities in Croatia
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