Bosiljevo
Encyclopedia
Bosiljevo is a village and municipality
in Karlovac county
, Croatia
. It is located in the Gorski kotar
region, on the highways A1
and A6
leading to Zagreb
, Rijeka
and Split
.
It is situated between the rivers Kupa
(the western part lying roughly along the Slovenia-Croatia border) and Dobra. To the south, the municipality borders the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
and the town Vrbovsko
, to the south-east Ogulin
, to the east Generalski Stol
, and Netretić
to the north.
Located in the Gorski Kotar, the area's landscape is shaped by karst
relief, and its most prominent features are the hills Družac and Privis (at 469 and 461 metres respectively). The geology and climate have traditionally been most suited to a pastoralism
.
Cultural and historical monuments, such as the Castle Frankopan (which has been in a desolate state of frame since the Nons were expelled in the late 70's), the ruins of the castle Steljnik, old mansions, churches and monasteries yield the county a certain attraction.
Two volunteer fire departments are presently active in Bosiljevo. The first one was founded in 1934 by Matija Bukovac. The other in Grabrk was founded in 1951. There is also a local cultural club called "Frankopan" and the hunting club "Družac".
Bosiljevo has one post office, one tavern (stand 2006), two shops and the restaurant "Bosiljevo" in Bosanci, on the old road (Rijeka-Zagreb). The most important companies are "Maier-Textil" in Bosiljevo and the saw-mill "Korenić" in Orišje
. With the new roads, Bosiljevo and the surrounding area are opening up for the future.
The current Mayor of Bosiljevo County is Josip Korenić, also the owner of the Korenić saw mill in Orišje.
The patron saint of Bosiljevo is St. Vitus the Martyr
, who is celebrated on June 15.
Municipalities of Croatia
A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...
in Karlovac county
Karlovac County
Karlovac County is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac.The city of Karlovac is another fort from the times of the Military Frontier...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. It is located in the Gorski kotar
Gorski kotar
Gorski kotar is the mountainous region in Croatia between Karlovac and Rijeka. Together with Lika and the Ogulin-Plaški valley it forms Mountainous Croatia. Because 63% of its surface is forested it is popularly called the green lungs of Croatia or Croatian Switzerland...
region, on the highways A1
A1 (Croatia)
The A1 motorway is the longest motorway in Croatia spanning . As it connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to Split, the second largest city in the country and the largest city in Dalmatia, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the...
and A6
A6 (Croatia)
The A6 motorway is a motorway in Croatia spanning . It connects the nation's capital, Zagreb, via the A1, to the seaport of Rijeka. The motorway forms a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and is a part of European route E65...
leading to Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Rijeka
Rijeka
Rijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
and Split
Split (city)
Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
.
Settlements
The total population of the municipality is 1,289, in the following forty-three settlements (villages and hamlets):- BečBEC-Schools:* Bapatla Engineering College* Basaveshwar Engineering College* Bengal Engineering College* Brislington Enterprise College-Companies:* Bahamas Electricity Corporation* Bandai Entertainment Company* Birmingham Electric Company...
, population 9 - Bitorajci, population 16
- Bosanci, population 40
- Bosiljevo, population 63
- DaniDaniDani is a unisex given name typically truncated from the name Daniel or Danielle.Dani may refer to:-People:* Dani people, a people living in the isolated central highlands of West Papua* Danes -Given name:...
, population 8 - Dugače, population 17
- Fratrovci, population 31
- Fučkovac, population 23
- Glavica, population 31
- Grabrk, population 117
- Hrsina, population 41
- Jančani, population 26
- Johi, population 33
- KasuniKasuniKasuni is a village in Croatia....
, population 59 - Korenić Brdo, population 2
- Kraljevo Selo, population 2
- Krč Bosiljevski, population 28
- Laslavići, population 1
- Lipošćaki, population 14
- Lisičina Gorica, population 5
- MalikMalikMalik is an Arabic word meaning "king, chieftain".It has been adopted in various other, mainly Islamized or Arabized, Asian languages for their ruling princes and to render kings elsewhere. It is also sometimes used in derived meanings...
, population 23 - MatešeMateseThe Matese is a chain of mountains in central Italy, central-southern Apennines.-Geography:...
, population 59 - MilaniMilaniMilani is a surname and may refer to:*Abbas Milani , Iranian-American historian*Aureliano Milani , Italian painter*Aurelio Milani , Italian footballer*Leyla Milani , Canadian actress...
, population 10 - Novo Selo Bosiljevsko, population 25
- OrišjeOrišjeOrišje is 1 of 43 villages in the municipality of Bosiljevo. It has a population of 119....
, population 50 - Otok na Dobri, population 58
- Podrebar, population 18
- Podumol, population 30
- Potok Bosiljevski, population 5
- PribanjciPribanjciPribanjci is a village in Croatia on the border with Slovenia. It is connected by the D204 highway....
, population 127 - Rendulići, population 10
- Resnik Bosiljevski, population 16
- Sela Bosiljevska, population 74
- Skoblić Brdo, population 2
- SolineSolineSoline is a small Croatian village on the island Dugi otok. It is located in a large bay Solišćica. It was named after the old salt pans that are in the bay. It is divided into two bodies, and to the Bura and Japar....
, population 38 - SpahićiSpahićiSpahići is a village in the municipality of Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina....
, population 33 - Strgari, population 14
- Špehari, population 1
- Umol, population 36
- Varoš Bosiljevski, population 18
- Vodena Draga, population 37
- Vrhova Gorica, population 8
- Žubrinci, population 31
Geography
The Bosiljevo municipality is divided into four districts: Bosiljevo, Grabrk, Prikuplje and Vodena Draga.It is situated between the rivers Kupa
Kupa River (Croatia)
The Kupa or Kolpa river forms a natural border between north-west Croatia and southeast Slovenia.The Kupa originates in Croatia in the mountainous region of Gorski kotar, northeast of Rijeka, in the area of Risnjak National Park...
(the western part lying roughly along the Slovenia-Croatia border) and Dobra. To the south, the municipality borders the 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...
and the town Vrbovsko
Vrbovsko
Vrbovsko 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 5,019 inhabitants...
, to the south-east Ogulin
Ogulin
Ogulin is a town in north-western Croatia, in Karlovac County. It has a population of 8,712 , and a total municipal population of 15,054...
, to the east Generalski Stol
Generalski Stol
Generalski Stol is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 3,199 inhabitants, 99% of whom are Croats.- Name and history :Generalski Stol played a historically important role in defending Croatia and western Europe by preventing Ottoman incursions further west...
, and Netretić
Netretic
Netretić is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 3,333 inhabitants, 99% of whom are Croats.The settlements in the municipality are:* Baići * Bogovci * Brajakovo Brdo...
to the north.
Located in the Gorski Kotar, the area's landscape is shaped by karst
KARST
Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...
relief, and its most prominent features are the hills Družac and Privis (at 469 and 461 metres respectively). The geology and climate have traditionally been most suited to a pastoralism
Pastoralism
Pastoralism or pastoral farming is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock. It is animal husbandry: the care, tending and use of animals such as camels, goats, cattle, yaks, llamas, and sheep. It may have a mobile aspect, moving the herds in search of fresh pasture and...
.
History
Bosiljevo was independent from the year 1860 until 1948. It was again incorporated into the independent Republic of Croatia in 1993. The earliest references to Bosiljevo are from documents dating back to the year 1334. Ivan Arhiđakon of Gorice mentions the parish of St. Mavro in Bozilo in the constitution of the Zagreb bishopric.Cultural and historical monuments, such as the Castle Frankopan (which has been in a desolate state of frame since the Nons were expelled in the late 70's), the ruins of the castle Steljnik, old mansions, churches and monasteries yield the county a certain attraction.
Two volunteer fire departments are presently active in Bosiljevo. The first one was founded in 1934 by Matija Bukovac. The other in Grabrk was founded in 1951. There is also a local cultural club called "Frankopan" and the hunting club "Družac".
Bosiljevo has one post office, one tavern (stand 2006), two shops and the restaurant "Bosiljevo" in Bosanci, on the old road (Rijeka-Zagreb). The most important companies are "Maier-Textil" in Bosiljevo and the saw-mill "Korenić" in Orišje
Orišje
Orišje is 1 of 43 villages in the municipality of Bosiljevo. It has a population of 119....
. With the new roads, Bosiljevo and the surrounding area are opening up for the future.
The current Mayor of Bosiljevo County is Josip Korenić, also the owner of the Korenić saw mill in Orišje.
Demographics
According to the 2001 census, Bosiljevo has a population of 1,486 inhabitants, of which 96.57% are ethnic Croats. The local dialect is mixed Kajkavian-Chakavian.The patron saint of Bosiljevo is St. Vitus the Martyr
Vitus
Saint Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily. He died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Roman Catholic Church....
, who is celebrated on June 15.
Notable residents
- Stjepan Korenić, dean and writer (born 1951)
- Ana Katarina Frankopan-Zrinski, Croatian writer
- Fran Krsto FrankopanFran Krsto FrankopanFran Krsto Frankopan was a Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician in the 17th century. He is remembered primarily for his involvement in the failed Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy.-Early life and poetry:...
, nobleman, part of the Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy - Josip Laslavić, sculptor (born 1939)