Brod Moravice
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Brod Moravice is a municipality in 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...

 in western Croatia
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. There are 985 inhabitants, with 96% Croats
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History

Brod Moravice was first mentioned in 1260. It is the smallest municipality, as for population, and oldest one in its county
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. The rural municipality was founded in the 14th century.

Overview

The municipality, part of the historic and geographic large region of the Littoral
Croatian Littoral
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, is located in the mountain range close to Croatian borders with Slovenia
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. It dists 65 km from Karlovac
Karlovac
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, 71 from Rijeka
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, 114 from Zagreb
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, 104 from Ljubljana
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 and 144 from Trieste
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Subdivision

The municipality is divided into 38 localities, included the town of Brod Moravice itself. The population, as of 2011, is shown under brackets:
  • Brod Moravice (408)
  • Colnari (0)
  • Čučak (7)
  • Delači (35)
  • Doluš (0)
  • Donja Dobra
    Donja Dobra
    Donja Dobra is a village in Gorski Kotar region of Croatia. The settlement is administered as a part of Brod Moravice municipality and the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. According to the 2001 census the village has 190 inhabitants. It is connected by the D3 state road....

     (190)
  • Donja Lamana Draga (4)
  • Donji Šajn (0)
  • Donji Šehovac (1)
  • Goliki (0)
  • Gornja Lamana Draga (0)
  • Gornji Kuti (58)
  • Gornji Šajn (9)
  • Gornji Šehovac (2)
  • Goršeti (3)
  • Kavrani (0)
  • Klepeće Selo (4)
  • Kocijani (14)
  • Lokvica (42)
  • Maklen (11)
  • Male Drage (14)
  • Moravička Sela (50)
  • Naglići (0)
  • Nove Hiže (1)
  • Novi Lazi (9)
  • Pauci (0)
  • Planica (1)
  • Podgorani (0)
  • Podstene (26)
  • Razdrto (9)
  • Smišljak (0)
  • Stari Lazi (35)
  • Šepci Podstenski (3)
  • Šimatovo (5)
  • Vele Drage (40)
  • Zahrt (3)
  • Zavrh (1)
  • Završje (0)

  • Main sights

    The municipality counts lot of ancient church buildings. It is also a receptive place for tourism due to its natural environment.

    Transport

    Brod Moravice is crossed by the state road D3 and the nearest motorway
    Highways in Croatia
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     is the A6
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     (nearest exit is the n.3 "Ravna Gora
    Ravna Gora, Croatia
    Ravna Gora is a village in western Croatia, located between Delnice and Vrbovsko in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar. It is the seat of a municipality whose total population is 2,439 , with 1,721 in Ravna gora itself and the rest in five smaller villages.-References:...

    "). As for railways, it counts a station on the line 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...

    -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...

    -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...

    -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...

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    External links

    Brod Moravice official website Brod Moravice tourist office
    • Coat of arms of Brod Moravice (hr.wiki
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