Begovo Razdolje is a village in Mrkopalj

Mrkopalj

Mrkopalj is a town in the mountainous part of Croatia in the region of Gorski kotar, located south of Delnice and some 50 km east of Rijeka. It has 1,407 inhabitants, absolute majority are Croats....

 municipality, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

Primorje-Gorski kotar County is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar...

, Croatia

Croatia

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. At 1060 m (3,477.7 ft), it is the settlement with the highest elevation in Croatia.

Begovo Razdolje has a population of 48 (as of 2001), mostly elderly people. The villagers, traditionally oriented towards forestry

Forestry

Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...

 and hunting

Hunting

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, are increasingly turning to livestock

Livestock

Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...

 farming and tourism

Tourism

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in recent decades.