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Veliki Jadrč
Veliki Jadrč is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Along with Mali Jadrč, it is one of two villages that make up Jadrč. It is the second of a chain of villages of increasing elevation from Mali Jadrč to Veliki Jadrč, Donji Osojnik and Gornji Osojnik. History On 8 June 1654, Juraj V Frankapan Tržački issued in Novigrad na Dobri a document granting Stjepan Domitrović a ''selo'' in Osojnik, while ordering a resolution to the border dispute between Jadrč and Ponikve. On 20 April 1679, Janko Herendić wrote a land grant for Ivan Benić in Veliki Jadrč, specifically "na Grabarčim i lučicu Bačeve i na vrh Gerganice", in the house of priest Ferenc Herendić in Severin, with witnesses Jurica Herendić, Katarina Ivančić and Pere Benić. The transcript survives in the HDA. In the 1774 list of duties, the villagers of Osojnik mentioned their preserved ''slobodni list'' from grof Frangepan dated 28 June 1654, which made them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Counties Of Croatia
The counties of Croatia () are the first-level administrative subdivisions of the Republic of Croatia. Since they were re-established in 1992, Croatia has been divided into 20 counties and the capital city of Zagreb, which has the authority and legal status of both a county and a city (separate from the surrounding Zagreb County). As of 2015, the counties are subdivided into 128 cities and 428 (mostly rural) municipalities. The divisions have changed over time since the medieval Croatian state. They reflected territorial losses and expansions; changes in the political status of Dalmatia, Dubrovnik and Istria; and political circumstances, including the personal union and subsequent development of relations between the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia and the Kingdom of Hungary. Government County assembly () is a representative and deliberative body in each county. Assembly members are elected for a four-year term by popular vote ( proportional system with closed lists and d'H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian State Archives
The Croatian State Archives () are the national archives of Croatia located in its capital, Zagreb. The history of the state archives can be traced back to the 17th century. There are also regional state archives located in Bjelovar, Dubrovnik Archive, Dubrovnik, Gospić, Karlovac, State Archives in Osijek, Osijek, Pazin, Rijeka, Sisak, State Archives in Slavonski Brod, Slavonski Brod, Split (city), Split, Varaždin, State Archives in Vukovar, Vukovar and Zadar. The archives have more than 29,000 records, with the oldest ones being from the years 999-1089. They store records that were made due to the activities of governmental central bodies, cultural, educational, military, and health institutions, administration of justice, and Croatian immigrants, as well as records that were made by distinguished families and individuals. History The Croatian State Archives trace their origin to a 1643 decision of the Croatian Sabor in which the Kingdom's treasurer (blagajnik) Ivan Zakmardi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alojz Bonašin
Alojz is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Alojz Ajdič (born 1939), Slovenian composer, author of many orchestral works *Alojz Fandel, former Slovak football player and coach *Alojz Geržinič (1915–2008), Slovenian composer *Alojz Gradnik (1882–1967), Slovene poet and translator *Alojz Ipavec, also written as Lojze Ipavic (1815–1849), Slovenian composer *Alojz Knafelc, Slovenian mountaineer and the inventor of the Slovenian trail blaze *Alojz Rebula (1924–2018), Slovene writer, playwright, essayist and translator *Alojz Rigele (1879–1940), sculptor from Bratislava *Alojz Tkáč (1934–2023), the first archbishop of the Košice Episcopal see (1995–2010) *Alojz Rakús (1947–2023), Slovak politician, Minister of Health (1990–1992), MP (1990–1992, 1998–2002) *Alojz Uran Alojz Uran or Alojzij Uran (22 January 1945 – 11 April 2020) was a Slovenian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Ljubljana, the capital of Slove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severin Na Kupi
Severin na Kupi is a village and part of Vrbovsko municipality, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, in Croatia. It is situated above the Kupa valley on the part of the D3 (Croatia), D3 highway formerly known as the ''Lujzijana''. It is known for the cliffside Severin castle, one of the best preserved remains of an extensive Christian fortification network during the Turkish wars. As of 2021, it has a population of 113. It was once more populous, and in 1776-1786 it was the titular seat of its own county. Name Severin na Kupi is not to be confused with Severin, Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Severin Bilogorski. There is also a Severin, Germany, Severin in Polabian Slavs, Polabia. Most importantly, it may be named after Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Severin of the historical Banate of Severin. A connection with Saint Severin (other), Saint Severin cannot be ruled out, but there is no significant local veneration of a saint by that name, and one historical source uses the form ''Siverin'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 a vast region with about of ice, locally above . It wrecked roofs, power lines an forests, causing power loss for hundreds of thousands. Initially, Cyclone Ilija (2014) was believed to be the cause. But later investigation showed S and SW geostrophic wind dominated at the time. The population affected by electricity loss included about 250,000 people in Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ... and about 14,000 households households in Gorski Kotar, or about 80% of its population. Without electricity, water supply pumps s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volunteer Fire Department
A volunteer fire department (VFD) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for a local jurisdiction. Volunteer and retained (on-call) firefighters are expected to be on call to respond to emergency calls for long periods of time, and are summoned to the fire station when their services are needed. They are also expected to attend other non-emergency duties as well (training, fundraising, equipment maintenance, etc.). Volunteer firefighters contrast with paid firefighters who work full or part-time and receive a salary. Some volunteer firefighters may be part of a combination fire department that employs both full-time and volunteer firefighters. On-call firefighters who receive some pay for their work are known as call firefighters in the United States, and retained firefighters in the United Kingdom and Ireland. International The earliest firefighting organizations were made up of volunteers. The first large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Peasant Party
The Croatian Peasant Party (, HSS) is an agrarianism, agrarian List of political parties in Croatia, political party in Croatia founded on 22 December 1904 by Antun Radić, Antun and Stjepan Radić as Croatian Peoples' Peasant Party (HPSS). The Brothers Radić believed that the realization of Croatian statehood was possible within Austria-Hungary, but that it had to be reformed as a Monarchy divided into Trialism in Austria-Hungary, three equal parts – Austria, Hungary and Croatia. After the creation of Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1918, the Party requested for the Croatian part of the Kingdom to be based on self-determination. This brought them great public support which culminated in 1920 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Constitutional Assembly election, 1920 parliamentary election when HPSS won all 58 seats assigned to Croatia. In 1920, disgruntled with a bad position of Croats in the Kingdom, the party changed its name into Croatian Republican Peasant Party (HRSS) and sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Goran Kovačić
Ivan Goran Kovačić (; 21 March 1913 – 12 July 1943) was a Croatian poet and writer. Early life and background He was born in the town of Lukovdol, Vrbovsko municipality, in Gorski Kotar, to a Croat father, Ivan Kovačić, and Transylvanian Jewish mother Ruža (Married and maiden names, née Klein). Ha-Kol (Glasilo Židovske zajednice u Hrvatskoj); Nataša Maksimović Subašić; Zora Dirnbach – Svjetionik s one strane nacionalizma; stranica 4; broj 110, lipanj/srpanj/kolovoz 2009. He attended the Gymnasium Karlovac. In his honour, the Karlovac city library, the city's oldest cultural institution founded in 1838, was renamed after him. During World War II, in the harsh winter of 1942, Kovačić and Vladimir Nazor volunteered for the Partisans (Yugoslavia), Partisan forces to set an anti-fascist example for the world. At that time, Goran was already ill with tuberculosis and Nazor was advanced in age, but they were motivated by their consciences. Kovačić was killed by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukovdol
Lukovdol is a small village located in the Gorski Kotar region of Croatia, about one mile south of the Slovenian border. Lukovdol is part of Vrbovsko municipality. Local industries include cattle raising, lumber processing, and textile products. Lukovdol is the birthplace of Ivan Goran Kovačić, one of Croatia's most notable poets of the 20th century, and the site of a memorial museum dedicated to him, opened in 1975. History Lukovdol was first mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in Lukovdol and elsewhere. According to a manuscript by priest Belić, the parish of Lukovdol was founded in 1604. In 1769, the Lukovdol parish had a population of 2267. The volunteer fire department DVD Lukovdol was founded on 28 October 1894, and is today part of the ''VZ grada Vrbovsko''. Its current commander is Dorijan Mihelić. Many Slovene residents of Kočevsko, and even Serbs of Marindol, used to go to Lukovdol for confession. WWII At 13 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
