Ozalj (, hu, Ozaly, german: Wosail or ''Woseil'') is a town in central

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

, located north of Karlovac and southwest of

Jastrebarsko Jastrebarsko (; hu, Jaska), colloquially known as Jaska, is a town in Zagreb County, Croatia. History Antiquity In 1865, remnants of a Roman settlement were uncovered in Repišće, Klinča Sela, a village in Jastrebarsko metropolitan are ...

, on 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 t ...

River. It is close to Žumberak in the north and the border with

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

in the northwest, with

Metlika Metlika (; german: Möttling''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 10.) is a town in southeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Munici ...

being the closest Slovenian town.

History

The town was built on a cliff over the Kupa river and the first mention of it dates from 1244, as a

free royal town Royal free city or free royal city (Latin: libera regia civitas) was the official term for the most important cities in the Kingdom of Hungary from the late 12th centuryBácskai Vera – Nagy Lajos: Piackörzetek, piacközpontok és városok Magy ...

. The Frankopan family owned it since 1398, then it passed to the

Zrinski Zrinski () was a Croatian- Hungarian noble family, a cadet branch of the Croatian noble tribe of Šubić, influential during the period in history marked by the Ottoman wars in Europe in the Kingdom of Croatia's union with the Kingdom of Hung ...

family in 1550, and it stayed theirs until 1671. The city commemorates 30 April as its day, in memory of the event in 1671 when

Petar Zrinski Petar IV Zrinski ( hu, Zrínyi Péter) (6 June 1621 – 30 April 1671) was Ban of Croatia (Viceroy) from 1665 to 1670, general and a writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian Mag ...

and

Fran Krsto Frankopan Fran Krsto Frankopan ( hu, Frangepán Ferenc Kristóf; 4 March 1643 – 30 April 1671) was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy. He was a C ...

were executed. The patron saint of the town is St. Vitus, whose feast is celebrated on 15 June.

Munjara

Munjara is the old hydroelectric plant. This plant has three 3.5 megawatt generators and was built between 1907 and 1908.

Population

The town of Ozalj itself has a population of 1,181, with a total of 6,817 people in the municipality. 97% of the population are

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

(census 2011). The administrative area of the Town consists of 96 smaller settlements, the full list of which is: * Badovinci, population 23 * Belinsko Selo, population 1 * Belošići, population 25 * Boševci, population 64 * Brašljevica, population 33 * Bratovanci, population 60 * Brezje Vivodinsko, population 8 * Breznik, population 6 * Brezovica Žumberačka, population 19 * Budim Vivodinski, population 15 * Bulići, population 2 * Cerje Vivodinsko, population 22 * Cvetišće, population 0 * Dančulovići, population 24 * Dojutrovica, population 37 * Doljani Žumberački, population 21 * Donji Lović, population 20 * Donji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski, population 47 * Dragoševci, population 7 * Dučići, population 21 * Durlinci, population 90 * Dvorišće Ozaljsko, population 49 * Dvorište Vivodinsko, population 27 * Ferenci, population 51 * Fratrovci Ozaljski, population 48 * Furjanići, population 32 * Galezova Draga, population 27 * Galin, population 4 * Goleši Žumberački, population 4 * Goli Vrh Ozaljski, population 6 * Gorniki Vivodinski, population 34 * Gornje Pokupje, population 160 * Gornji Lović, population 41 * Gornji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski, population 6 * Goršćaki Ozaljski, population 11 * Grandić Breg, population 37 * Grdun, population 136 * Gudalji, population 0 * Hodinci, population 31 * Hrastovica Vivodinska, population 0 * Ilovac, population 35 * Jaškovo, population 490 * Kamenci, population 0 * Kašt, population 45 * Keseri, population 5 * Kuljaji, population 11 * Kunčani, population 0 * Levkušje, population 194 * Liješće (Ozalj), population 37 * Lović Prekriški, population 72 * Lukšići Ozaljski, population 46 * Lukunić Draga, population 24 *

Mali Erjavec Mali Erjavec is a village in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = " Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map ...

, population 154 * Malinci, population 0 * Novaki Ozaljski, population 61 * Obrež Vivodinski, population 84 * Ozalj, population 1,181 * Pećarići, population 2 * Petruš Vrh, population 10 * , population 22 * Podbrežje, population 321 * Podgraj, population 113 * Police Pirišće, population 81 * Polje Ozaljsko, population 267 * Popovići Žumberački, population 0 * Požun, population 35 * Radatovići, population 22 * Radina Vas, population 7 * Rajakovići, population 0 * Rujevo, population 11 * Sekulići, population 4 * Slapno, population 275 * Soldatići, population 20 * Sršići, population 6 * Stojavnica, population 26 * Svetice, population 21 * Svetičko Hrašće, population 127 * Šiljki, population 5 * Škaljevica, population 59 * Tomašnica, population 158 * Trešćerovac, population 84 * Trg, population 195 * Varaštovac, population 11 * Veliki Erjavec, population 13 * Vini Vrh, population 4 * Vivodina, population 87 * Vrbanska Draga, population 20 * Vrhovac, population 354 * Vrhovački Sopot, population 89 * Vrškovac, population 123 * Vuketić, population 22 * Vuksani, population 9 * Zajačko Selo, population 164 * Zaluka, population 34 * Zorkovac, population 209 * Zorkovac na Kupi, population 103 * Zorkovac Vivodinski, population 16

Notable people

Juraj Križanić Juraj Križanić (c. 1618 – 12 September 1683), also known as Jurij Križanič or Yuriy Krizhanich (russian: Юрий Крижанич), was a Croatian Catholic missionary who is often regarded as the earliest recorded pan-Slavist. His ideal, of ...

(1618–1683), earliest recorded

pan-Slavist Pan-Slavism, a movement which crystallized in the mid-19th century, is the political ideology concerned with the advancement of integrity and unity for the Slavic people. Its main impact occurred in the Balkans, where non-Slavic empires had rule ...

. *

Slava Raškaj Slava Raškaj (; 2 January 1877 – 29 March 1906) was a Croatian painter, considered to be the greatest Croatian watercolorist of the late 19th and early 20th century. Deaf since birth, Raškaj was schooled in Vienna and Zagreb, where her mento ...

(1877–1906), painter *

John Malkovich John Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Aw ...

's paternal grandparents *

Jelena Zrinski Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. It is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helen, which is of uncertain origin. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenotschka, Jeca, Lenka, and Alena. Not ...

(1643–1703), countess

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities and towns in Croatia Populated places in Karlovac County