Duga Resa is a town in
Karlovac County
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,
Croatia
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. It is located about 65 km southwest of
Zagreb
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and 100 km east of
Rijeka
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.
Name
The earliest reference to Duga Resa is from the year 1380. There are several theories on how the then-village acquired its name: one is that "resa" is a reference to the town people's folk costumes; another is that it is named from a native plant that grows in the area, both on the land and in the water.
History
The first known electric generator in Croatia was introduced in Duga Resa in 1880 to power the textile industry in the town.
Population
The village soon grew into a town during the industrialization of the area in the late 19th and early 20th century. In the 2001 census, there were 12,114 inhabitants in the municipality, 96% of which were
Croats
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.
In 2011, the total population is 11,180, in the following settlements:
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Belajska Vinica, population 180
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Belavići, population 305
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Bošt, population 62
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CerovaÄki Galovići, population 62
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Donje Mrzlo Polje MrežniÄko, population 512
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Donji ZveÄaj, population 165
* Duga Resa, population 6,011
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Dvorjanci, population 123
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Galović Selo, population 74
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Gorica, population 62
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Gornje Mrzlo Polje MrežniÄko, population 617
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Grganjica, population 17
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Gršćaki, population 77
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Kozalj Vrh, population 91
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Lišnica, population 183
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Mihalić Selo, population 81
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MrežniÄke Poljice, population 114
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MrežniÄki Brig, population 270
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MrežniÄki Novaki, population 188
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MrežniÄki VaroÅ¡, population 904
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MrežniÄko DvoriÅ¡te, population 67
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Novo Brdo MrežniÄko, population 119
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Pećurkovo Brdo, population 101
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Petrakovo Brdo, population 120
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Sveti Petar MrežniÄki, population 163
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Å eketino Brdo, population 181
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Venac MrežniÄki, population 131
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ZveÄaj, population 203
Local interests
Popular activities include fishing, rafting, hunting, boating, swimming, volleyball, soccer, and biking. The local churches St. Antun in Duga Resa and St. Peters (''Sveti Petar'') dates back to the 14th century.
Its geographic location gives the town very hot summers and very cold winters.
Sports
The local chapter of the
HPS is ''HPD "Vinica"'', which had 70 members in 1936 under the Gabor Mainc presidency, meeting every Thursday. At the time, it had a
ski section. Membership fell to 51 in 1937. Under the Ivo Pokolić presidency in 1939 it was dormant, with only 11 members. In August 1941, the Minister of Sport and Mountaineering of the
NDH,
MiÅ¡ko Zebić, named Ivan Pokolić as the state ''povjerenik'' of the chapter, and designated as the chapter's advisory board: Barka Tomac, Greta KovaÄ, Margita Belić, Mirko Bosiljevac, Filip Mlinarević and Valjo Dragutin.
Notable people
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Antun StipanÄić -
table tennis
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player
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Miroslav Å utej - visual artist and designer of Croatian coat of arms
References
Further reading
Dialect
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External links
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Cities and towns in Croatia
Populated places in Karlovac County
14th-century establishments in Croatia
1380 establishments in Europe