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Karlovac County ( hr, Karlovačka županija) is a
As of the 2011 census, the county had 128,899 residents. The
county
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
in central Croatia
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, with the administrative center in Karlovac
Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705.
Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb-Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagre ...
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The city of Karlovac
Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705.
Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb-Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagre ...
is a fort from the times of the Military Frontier. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers. The town blossomed in the 18th and 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian Basin
The Pannonian Basin, or Carpathian Basin, is a large basin situated in south-east Central Europe. The geomorphological term Pannonian Plain is more widely used for roughly the same region though with a somewhat different sense, with only th ...
to the Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to th ...
, and waterways along the Kupa
The Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from la, Colapis in Roman times; hu, Kulpa) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with its border part having a length of and ...
river. The city is making use of its crucial geostrategic point in Croatia
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The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica, and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of Gorski Kotar and Lika
Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east b ...
, in particular to the Bjelolasica
Croatian Olympic Centre Bjelolasica is a sports and tourism complex located in Gorski kotar, Croatia.
Overview
It is located 27 km to the west from Ogulin, in a vast valley at 620 meters above the sea level. It is only an hour ride from ...
mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country.
Administrative division
Karlovac County is divided: * City ofKarlovac
Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705.
Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb-Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagre ...
(county seat)
* City of Ogulin
* Town of Duga Resa
Duga Resa is a town in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is located about 65 km southwest of Zagreb and 100 km east of Rijeka.
Name
The earliest reference to Duga Resa is from the year 1380. There are several theories on how the then-villa ...
* Town of Ozalj
Ozalj (, hu, Ozaly, german: Wosail or ''Woseil'') is a town in central Croatia, located north of Karlovac and southwest of Jastrebarsko, on the Kupa River. It is close to Žumberak in the north and the border with Slovenia in the northwest, w ...
* Town of Slunj
* Municipality of Barilović
* Municipality of Bosiljevo
* Municipality of Cetingrad
* Municipality of Draganić
* Municipality of Generalski Stol
* Municipality of Josipdol
Josipdol is a village and municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is part of Lika region.
Geography
Josipdol is situated in the Ogulin-Plaški valley which together with Lika and Gorski Kotar forms Mountainous Croatia. The town is loca ...
* Municipality of Kamanje
* Municipality of Krnjak
* Municipality of Lasinja
Lasinja is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. The prehistoric Lasinja culture is named after Lasinja.
History
Culture
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the municipality of Lasinja has 1624 inhabitants, 86.58 ...
* Municipality of Netretić
Netretić is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 2,862 inhabitants, 99% of whom are Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history a ...
* Municipality of Plaški
Plaški ( sr-Cyrl, Плашки) is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is part of Lika.
Geography
Plaški is situated in the lower part of the Ogulin-Plaški valley. Together with Gorski kotar and Lika, the Ogulin-Pl ...
* Municipality of Rakovica
* Municipality of Ribnik
* Municipality of Saborsko
Saborsko is a village and municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. The municipality is part of the Lika region.
Geography
It is country-side mountain resort, situated in a curved, long and narrow valley. The altitude of the place is 630–900 ...
* Municipality of Tounj
* Municipality of Vojnić
* Municipality of Žakanje
Žakanje is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 1,889 inhabitants, in the following settlements:
* Breznik Žakanjski, population 13
* Brihovo, population 149
* Bubnjarački Brod, population 122
* Bubnjarci, population 210 ...
Demographics
As of the 2011 census, the county had 128,899 residents. The population density
Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopu ...
is 36 people per km².
Ethnic Croats
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form the majority with 86.1% of the population, followed by Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of ...
at 10.4%.
County government
The currentPrefect
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of Karlovac County is Martina Furdek-Hajdin ( HDZ).
The county assembly is composed of 37 representatives from the following political parties:
See also
* Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac * Modruš-Rijeka County of theKingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
The Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia ( hr, Kraljevina Hrvatska i Slavonija; hu, Horvát-Szlavónország or ; de-AT, Königreich Kroatien und Slawonien) was a nominally autonomous kingdom and constitutionally defined separate political nation with ...
* Serbs of Croatia
* List of people from Karlovac County
References
External links
* {{Authority control Counties of Croatia