Duga Resa is a town 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 east of 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...

.

Name

The earliest reference to Duga Resa is from the year 1380. There are several theories on how the then-village acquired its name: one is that "resa" is a reference to the town people's folk costumes; another is that it is named from a native plant that grows in the area, both on the land and in the water.

Population

The village soon grew into a town during the industrialization of the area in the late 19th and early 20th century. In the 2001 census, there were 12,114 inhabitants in the municipality, 96% of which were Croats

Croats

Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

.

In 2011, the total population is 11,164, in the following settlements:

• Belajska Vinica, population 182
• Belavići, population 305
• Bošt
  Bost
  -Places:*Alternative name for Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan*Bost Airport, near Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan*Bost, Allier, a commune in central France-People:*John Bost, French Reformed pastor and social pioneer...
  
  , population 62
• Cerovački Galovići, population 61
• Donje Mrzlo Polje Mrežničko
  Donje Mrzlo Polje Mrežničko
  Donje Mrzlo Polje is a village in Croatia....
  
  , population 504
• Donji Zvečaj, population 166
• Duga Resa, population 5,989
• Dvorjanci, population 123
• Galović Selo, population 74
• Gorica
  Gorica
  Gorica, meaning "small hill" in South Slavic languages, may refer to one of the following:-Settlements:*Gorica neighborhood of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina*Velika Gorica, Croatia*Mala Gorica, Croatia*Gorizia, Italy...
  
  , population 62
• Gornje Mrzlo Polje Mrežničko
  Gornje Mrzlo Polje Mrežničko
  Gornje Mrzlo Polje Mrežničko is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D3 highway....
  
  , population 617
• Grganjica, population 17
• Gršćaki, population 77
• Kozalj Vrh, population 91
• Lišnica
  Lisnica
  Liśnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tychowo, within Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Tychowo, south-east of Białogard, and north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.Before 1945 the area was...
  
  , population 181
• Mihalić Selo, population 81
• Mrežničke Poljice, population 114
• Mrežnički Brig, population 266
• Mrežnički Novaki, population 188
• Mrežnički Varoš, population 895
• Mrežničko Dvorište, population 65
• Novo Brdo Mrežničko, population 119
• Pećurkovo Brdo, population 101
• Petrakovo Brdo
  Petrakovo Brdo
  Petrakovo Brdo is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D3 highway....
  
  , population 120
• Sveti Petar Mrežnički, population 164
• Šeketino Brdo, population 180
• Venac Mrežnički, population 133
• Zvečaj, population 198

Local interests

Popular activities include fishing, rafting, hunting, boating, swimming, volleyball, soccer, and biking. The local church St. Peters (Sveti Petar) dates back to the 14th century.

Its geographic location gives the town very hot summers and very cold winters.