Karlovac County
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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
. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers.
The town blossomed in the 18th and the 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian plains to the seaside
, and waterways along the Kupa river. The 20th century wasn't so favourably inclined, but the city's recovering, once again making use of its crucial geostrategic point in Croatia
.
The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica
, and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of Gorski kotar
and Lika
, in particular to the Bjelolasica mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country.
. Because of its transit, traffic and geostrategic position, the County of Karlovac is one of the most important in the whole country.
It is also an intersection and major junction of the most important roads between Europe
and the Adriatic coast
. Karlovac County borders with the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
, and is also contiguous with four other counties: the County of Zagreb
, Sisak-Moslavina County
, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
and the County of Lika-Senj
.
of 2011, there are 128,749 people and 48,413 households in the county. The population density
is 35.5/km2. The ethnic make up of the county is 84.27% Croats, 11.04% Serbs (2001).
In the county the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 19, 52.0% from 19 to 60 and 27.3% older than 60 (2001).
The county assembly is composed of 43 representatives, organized as follows:
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...
in central 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 ...
, with the administrative center in Karlovac
Karlovac
Karlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
.
The city of Karlovac
Karlovac
Karlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
is another fort from the times of the Military Frontier
Military Frontier
The Military Frontier was a borderland of Habsburg Austria and later the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which acted as the cordon sanitaire against incursions from the Ottoman Empire...
. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers.
The town blossomed in the 18th and the 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian plains to the seaside
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
, and waterways along the Kupa river. The 20th century wasn't so favourably inclined, but the city's recovering, once again making use of its crucial geostrategic point in 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 ...
.
The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica
Jamnica
Jamnica can refer to:* Jamnica, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, a village in Poland* Jamnica, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, a village in Poland* Jamnica , a water company from Croatia* Jamnica, Prevalje, a village near Prevalje, Slovenia...
, and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of 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...
and Lika
Lika
Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by the Malovan pass...
, in particular to the Bjelolasica mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country.
Geography
The county is situated in the central part of Croatian state territory and covers an area of approximately 3,622 km2 which makes this county one of the largest among 20 counties existing in CroatiaCroatia
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 ...
. Because of its transit, traffic and geostrategic position, the County of Karlovac is one of the most important in the whole country.
It is also an intersection and major junction of the most important roads between Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and the Adriatic coast
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
. Karlovac County borders with the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, and is also contiguous with four other counties: the County of Zagreb
Zagreb County
Zagreb County is a county in central Croatia. It surrounds – but does not contain – the nation's capital Zagreb, which is a separate territorial unit. For that reason, it is often nicknamed "Zagreb ring"...
, Sisak-Moslavina County
Sisak-Moslavina County
Sisak-Moslavina County is a Croatian county in eastern Central Croatia and southwestern Slavonia. It is named after the city of Sisak and the region Moslavina just across the river Sava. According to 2001 census it is inhabited by 185 thousand people....
, 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 County of Lika-Senj
Lika-Senj County
Lika-Senj county is a county in Croatia that includes most of the Lika region and some northern coastline of the Adriatic near the town of Senj, including the northern part of the Pag island...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2011, there are 128,749 people and 48,413 households in the county. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
is 35.5/km2. The ethnic make up of the county is 84.27% Croats, 11.04% Serbs (2001).
In the county the population is spread out with 20.7% under the age of 19, 52.0% from 19 to 60 and 27.3% older than 60 (2001).
Administrative division
Karlovac county is divided:- City of KarlovacKarlovacKarlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
- Town of Duga ResaDuga ResaDuga Resa is a town in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is located east of Rijeka.-Name:The earliest reference to Duga Resa is from the year 1380...
- Town of OgulinOgulinOgulin 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...
- Town of OzaljOzaljOzalj is a town in central Croatia, located north of Karlovac and southwest of Jastrebarsko, on the Kupa river. It is close to Žumberak in the north and the border with Slovenia in the northwest, with Metlika being the closest Slovenian town.-Population:...
- Town of SlunjSlunjSlunj is a town in the mountainous part of Central Croatia, located along the important North-South route to the Adriatic Sea between Karlovac and Plitvice Lakes National Park, on the meeting of the rivers Korana and Slunjčica...
- Municipality of BarilovićBarilovicBarilović is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are a total of 3,095 inhabitants in the municipality, 87% which are Croats. The village itself is inhabited by 307 people....
- Municipality of BosiljevoBosiljevoBosiljevo 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.-Settlements:...
- Municipality of CetingradCetingradCetingrad is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia near Croatia's border with Bosnia. The population of the village itself is 351, while the total municipality population is 2,746...
- Municipality of DraganićDraganićDraganić is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. The village consists of the hamlets of Lug, Goljak, Mrzljaki, Jazvaci, Darići, Budrovci, Bencetici, Barkovići, Draganić, Lazina, Franetici, Vrbanci, and Vrh....
- Municipality of Generalski StolGeneralski StolGeneralski 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...
- Municipality of JosipdolJosipdolJosipdol is a village and municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. The municipality is part of Lika.-Geography:Josipdol is situated in the Ogulin-Plaški valley which together with Lika and Gorski Kotar forms Mountainous Croatia. The town is located at the crossroads of state roads D-23, which...
- Municipality of KrnjakKrnjakKrnjak is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are a total of 2,164 inhabitants in the municipality , 61.5% which are Serbs and 35.4% which are Croats. By mother tongue there are 2,125 Croatian speakers, 15 Serbian speakers and 23 speakers of other languages...
- Municipality of LasinjaLasinjaLasinja is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 1,938 inhabitants, 88% of whom are Croats and 10.27% who are Serbs....
- Municipality of NetretićNetreticNetretić 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...
- Municipality of PlaškiPlaškiPlaški is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is part of Lika.- Geography :Plaški is situated in the lower part of the Ogulin-Plaški valley. Together with Gorski kotar and Lika, the Ogulin-Plaški valley forms Mountainous Croatia...
- Municipality of Rakovica
- Municipality of RibnikRibnik, CroatiaRibnik is a village in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 583 inhabitants, 99.3% which are Croats....
- Municipality of SaborskoSaborskoSaborsko is a village and municipality in Karlovac county, Croatia. The municipality is part of Lika.- Geography :It is country-side mountain resort, situated in a curved, long and narrow valley. The altitude of the place is 630-900 m...
- Municipality of TounjTounjTounj is a municipality in Karlovac county, Croatia. There are 1,252 inhabitants, 96% of which are Croats.-External links:*...
- Municipality of VojnićVojnicVojnić is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 5,495 inhabitants, 50% which are Serbs and 36% which are Croats. The municipality is part of Kordun.-Demography:...
- Municipality of ŽakanjeŽakanjeŽakanje is a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. There are 3,193 inhabitants, 97% which are Croats.Juraj Križanić, a Croatian missionary, was born near Žakanje....
County government
Current Župan (prefect): Ivica Horvat (HDZ)The county assembly is composed of 43 representatives, organized as follows:
- Croatian Democratic UnionCroatian Democratic UnionThe Croatian Democratic Union is the main center-right political party in Croatia. It is the biggest and strongest individual Croatian party since independence of Croatia. The Christian democratic HDZ governed Croatia from 1990 to 2000 and, in partial coalition, from 2003...
(HDZ) 16 - Social Democratic Party of CroatiaSocial Democratic Party of CroatiaSocial Democratic Party of Croatia , commonly referred to in Croatia as simply Social Democratic Party , is the largest centre-left political party in Croatia...
(SDP) 8 - Croatian People's Party (HNS) 4
- Croatian Peasants Party (HSS) 4
- Croatian Social Liberal PartyCroatian Social Liberal PartyCroatian Social Liberal Party or HSLS is a conservative liberal political party in Croatia. The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Its current president is Darinko Kosor, elected to that post in November 2009.-Chronology:The HSLS was...
(HSLS) 3 - Croatian Party of RightsCroatian Party of RightsThe Croatian Party of Rights is a right-wing political party in Croatia. The "right" in the party's name refer to the idea of Croatian national and ethnic rights that the party has vowed to protect since its founding in the 19th century...
(HSP) 3 - Croatian Party of PensionersCroatian Party of PensionersThe Croatian Party of Pensioners is a Croatian political party. It is currently led by Silvano Hrelja.When the Party was founded, few people took it seriously and many commentators speculated that the ultimate purpose of HSU was take away pensioners' votes from rejuvenated SDP and thus help ruling...
(HSU) 3 - Independent Democratic Serb Party (SDSS) 2