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Vučnik
Vučnik is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. 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- 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. In 1864, a rinderpest outbreak in Bosanci and Kasuni caused the Lujzijana to be closed to horned traffic for 21 days in December. Construction on the Črnomelj-Vrbovsko railway begun in 1939, but by 1940 it had come to a halt thanks to a worker dispute. Thanks to the outbreak of WWI, it was never finished. On 19 June 1942, a group of 50 Partisans set up a blockade on the road in Vučnik, stopping traffic between Karlovac and Vrbovsko. Vučnik was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice storm The 2014 Dinaric ice storm, better known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadvučnik
Nadvučnik 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- 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. In 1864, a rinderpest outbreak in Bosanci and Kasuni caused the Lujzijana to be closed to horned traffic for 21 days in December. Construction on the Črnomelj-Vrbovsko railway begun in 1939, but by 1940 it had come to a halt thanks to a worker dispute. Thanks to the outbreak of WWI, it was never finished. Nadvučnik was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice storm. On 27 March 2021, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred between Presika, Nadvučnik and Međedi. Demographics In 1870, Nadvučnik, in Draga's ''porezna općina'', had 7 houses and 37 people ... [...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] |
Draga Lukovdolska
Draga Lukovdolska is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. 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- Za NSK R 6424. In 1864, a rinderpest outbreak in Bosanci and Kasuni caused the Lujzijana to be closed to horned traffic for 21 days in December. Construction on the Črnomelj-Vrbovsko railway begun in 1939, but by 1940 it had come to a halt thanks to a worker dispute. Thanks to the outbreak of WWI, it was never finished. On 9 May 1942, the 1st battalion of the unsuccessfully attacked the weapons depot in Severin, while a group of Serbs cut down about 50 poles in Močile and Draga. On 11 August 2012, drought caused a loss of tap water in Severin na Kupi, Draga Lukovdolska, Močile, Smišljak, Damalj, Klanac, Plešivica, Rim, Zdihovo and Liplje. Draga Lukovdolska was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorenci, Vrbovsko
Gorenci is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. History The Lukovdol-Plemenitaš road which passes through Gorenci was asphalted in 1981. Gorenci was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice storm. Demographics In 1828/1830, there were 34 residents in 5 families, all Catholic. Tirage: 200. In 1870, Gorenci, in Lukovdol's ''porezna općina'', had 29 houses and 235 people. In 1890, Gorenci had 47 houses and 283 people. Its villagers were under Lukovdol parish, school and tax districts, but were administered by Severin na Kupi, Severin. Further reading * * Page 33. Politics As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the of Lukovdol. Sports Beginning in 2013, the 7 stage long Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar () passes through Gorenci. Infrastructure The water storage unit in Nadvučnik, with a capacity of at an elevation of , is also responsible for Lukovdol, Podvučnik, Vučnik, Gorenci and part of Draga Lukovdolska. Notable peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 total of 3876 inhabitants. The town of Vrbovsko itself has a population of 1257. The Kamačnik canyon is its main source of tourism. Geography In the north, river Kupa separates Vrbovsko from adjoining Slovenia, while the eastern border follows the line of Zdihovo, Liplje and Bosiljevo settlements and cuts through the river Dobra valley near Ljubošina. The western border starts at the Kupa gorge at Radočaj, goes around Razdrto and passes over the railway tracks between Koritnik Veliki and Palež, continues to Lužac and ends in Sušica-Jablan area. The southern border is the highest in its relief characteristics – it runs along mountain peaks at an altitude of 1000 meters or higher. Debela Kosa (1169 m), Bukovica (1253 m), Bijela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podvučnik
Podvučnik is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Demographics As of 2011, it was one of four uninhabited statistical villages in Vrbovsko, along with Međedi, Lesci and Radočaj. These were followed by Gornji Vukšići. In 1870, Podvučnik, in Lukovdol's ''porezna općina'', had 8 houses and 46 people. Further reading * * Page 33. Politics As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the of Lukovdol. Infrastructure The water storage unit in Nadvučnik, with a capacity of at an elevation of , is also responsible for Lukovdol, Podvučnik, Vučnik, Gorenci and part of Draga Lukovdolska Draga Lukovdolska is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. History In 1860–1879, Matija Mažuranić wrote a 62 folio manuscript today titled Writings on the Building of Roads in Gorski Kotar and Lik .... References Bibliography Genealogy * Populated places in Primorje-Gorski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lujzijana
The Louisiana road () is a roadway in Croatia, built between 1803 and 1812 by an association of noble families ( Lichtenstein, Dietrichstein, Esterházy, Harrach, Batthyány, Anna Maria Erdődy) and designed by Josef Philipp Vukassovich. The road was finished by the French Empire. It is named after Napoleon's second wife Marie Louise. It linked Rijeka with Karlovac through Grobničko polje, Kamenjak, Gornje Jelenje, Lokve, Delnice, Skrad, Stubica, Severin na Kupi, and Netretić. The length of the Louisiana road was 18 Austrian miles (1 mile = 7.585 km). It was about 8 m wide (26 Wiener Fuß). It was the shortest route between Rijeka and Karlovac, and was one of the most modern roads in the empire. With the building of the Lujzijana, the Karolina road became less important. History After the Lujzijana was built, the ''Družtvo lujzinske ceste'' constructed a number of inns along it to provide it with the necessary infrastructure and maintenance income. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosanci, Croatia
Bosanci is a village in Croatia. 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- 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. After the Lujzijana was built, the ''Družtvo lujzinske ceste'' constructed an inn in Bosanci together. In 1874, the society would sell all its assets along the road, including those in Bosanci. In 1864, the rinderpest epidemic reached Bosanci, having just subsided in Gornja Kupčina, Zamršje and Čeglje. The Lujzijana The Louisiana road () is a roadway in Croatia, built between 1803 and 1812 by an association of noble families ( Lichtenstein, Dietrichstein, Esterházy, Harrach, Batthyány, Anna Maria Erdődy) and designed by Josef Philipp Vukassovich. The ... was therefore closed ... [...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] |
Kasuni
Kasuni is a village in Croatia. History In 1864, the rinderpest epidemic reached Kasuni, having just subsided in Gornja Kupčina, Zamršje and Čeglje. The Lujzijana was therefore closed to horned traffic for 21 days in December. On 12 July 1942, there was a battle in Kasuni between a group of about 80 Partisans and the Domobrani with gendarmes while the Partisans were trying to cross over to the left bank of the Kupa The Kupa () or Kolpa ( or ; from in Roman Empire, Roman times; ) river, a right tributary of the Sava, forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia. It is long, with a length of serving as the border between Croati .... References Bibliography * Populated places in Karlovac County {{Karlovac-geo-stub ... [...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] |
