Međedi is a village in
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
, under the
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 t ...
township, in
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Primorje – Gorski Kotar County (, ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in western Croatia, most of it based in the historical and cultural region called Croatia proper and some of it in Istria, including the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northe ...
.
History
On 27 March 2021, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred between
Presika,
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- ...
and Međedi.
Demographics
In 1870, Međedi had 7 houses and 40 people.
In 1890, Međedi had 7 houses and 51 people. They attended the school in
Dokmanovići
Dokmanovići is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The Lujzijana road passes by it.
History
In 1860–1879, Matija Mažuranić wrote a 62 folio manuscript today titled Writings on the Building of R ...
. Administered and taxed by
Komorske Moravice
Moravice (formerly known as Komorske Moravice until 1919, thereafter as Srpske Moravice until 1991) ( sr-Cyrl, Моравице) is a settlement in north-western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski kotar in the Pr ...
.
As of 2011, it was one of four uninhabited statistical villages in Vrbovsko, along with
Lesci,
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 foll ...
and
Radočaj. These were followed by
Gornji Vukšići.
Further reading
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* Page 32.
Politics
As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the of
Moravice.
Nature
In 1965, the "old yew" () in Međedi, a female ''
Taxus baccata
''Taxus baccata'' is a species of evergreen tree in the family (botany), family Taxaceae, native to Western Europe, Central Europe and Southern Europe, as well as Northwest Africa, and parts of Southwest Asia.Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Bri ...
'' individual dated to the 17th century, was protected by law in an act of the
DZZP. At the time it was tall. In 2016, it was found to have a girth of total girth, and an annual growth rate of . It bears several lightning strike injuries.
The old yew lies along a hiking trail that goes through the village, Litorić-Topolovica-Međedi-Litorić.
References
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
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