Vukelići is a village in

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 ...

, 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

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. Vukelići 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 Vukelići, blocking traffic to and from it.

Climate

A weather station is operated there by Halley Waldbeck an elevation of . The minimum recorded temperature for the winter of 2024–2025 was , on February 19th.

Demographics

In 1890, Vukelići had 5 houses and 42 people. Mišljenovići had 9 houses and 54 people. They both 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 ...

Politics

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

Infrastructure

The water storage unit in

, with a capacity of , is also responsible for Radigojna, Tomići, Mišljenovići,

Nikšići Nikšići is a village in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, 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, Hu ...

, Vukelići and

Vučinići Vučinići 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 (), today with signature HR- ...

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