Ogulin
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Ogulin is a town in north-western Croatia
, in Karlovac County
. It has a population of 8,712 (2001), and a total municipal population of 15,054 (2001). Ogulin is known for its historic stone castle Kula, and the nearby mountain of Klek
.
.The exact timing of the building of the Ogulin tower has not been established. However, a document issued by Bernardin Frankopan in his town of Modruš
at around 1500 A.D. mentioned the borders between Modruš and Vitunj, and this is, at the same time, the first historical mention of Ogulin. Ogulin was named Julija's town on the first geographical map of Croatia, made by the Jesuit cartographer Stjepan Glavač in 1673. Julija's Town is known for the legend of Đula who threw herself into the abyss of the River Dobra because of an unhappy love affair. There is also an explanation for the name of Ogulin. The surrounding woods needed to be cleared for the better defence of the town, so Ogulin received its name because of the resulting bare area ("ogolio" in Croatian) around it. Another explanation speaks also about the name of Ogulin. There were a lot of lime-trees along the road from Ogulin towards Oštarije, and the people used to peel the bark. in order to get bass. Ogulin this time got its name from the verb to peel ("guliti" in Croatian). However, none of these is scientifically confirmed. In the 16th century, it became a military stronghold against the Ottomans.
and Rijeka
. It was founded in a large valley formed by two rivers: the Dobra and Zagorska Mrežnica
. The administrative constitution of the town of Ogulin covers the area of 543.32 km2, and has about 15000 inhabitants according to 2001 census.
This is a kind of transitional micro-region neighbouring the larger regions of Croatia - Gorski Kotar
, Lika
, Kordun
and Gornje Pokuplje
. The Ogulin-Modruš valley finishes towards the south where the Modruš hills pass into the second largest field of the area under Kapela
-Plaški
Polje
. This comprises a completed geographical whole border on the western side by the mountain massif of Velika Kapela
dominated by Klek
(1181 m). Its eastern edges are bordered by the mounts of Krpel (511 m), Brezovica (565 m) and Hum (863 m). The valley then passes to the hilly are dominated by Klekinja (504 m) and Trojvrh (599 m). This valley is also called Ogulin's Field (in Croatian: Ogulinsko Polje). This is the fifth largest karst valley in Croatia (60 km2), and it lies 320 meters above sea level
. Its elongated form lies in the direction northwest-southeast, and it is 16 km long (Ogulin-Trojvrh) and 9 km wide (Desmerice-Skradnik).
According to the territorial divide laid down by the Roman Catholic Church, the Ogulin-Modruš valley is part of the Ogulin's Deanery, within the Diocese of Gospić-Senj. The area of Ogulin - Modruš valley belongs to the Karlovac county.
The Dobra
River runs through town.
, Potok Musulinski and some others.
The settlements in the municipality are:
- This church was built in 1781 in the middle of the town, in the Park of King Tomislav. Consecrated on June 1, 179, it reflects the spirit of the time with its pleasing external appearance and the richness of various sculptural decorations. The town of Ogulin celebrates June 14th as the fest day of its patron Saint of Extolling of the Cross.
THE CHAPEL OF ST BERNARDIN
- Bernardin Frankopn, the son of Stjepan, and the founder of the town of Ogulin, erected a chapel in 16th century both for nobleman and ordinary people within the castle. It is devoted to St Bernardin. This chapel was the parish church from 1521 until the building of the church of St Cross in 1781. Today, only the altar has been preserved.
THE CHAPEL OF SAINT ROCCO
- This chapel was built at the entrance to the town in the first half of 19th century as a votive church against cholera.
THE FRANKOPAN CASTLE
- The Castle was built around 1500 above the gorge of the River Dobra - Đula's abyss. The founder of the town was Bernardin Frankopan, one of the mightiest people of his time, and the feudal master of Modruš, Plaški, Vitunj, Tounj, Zvečaj, Bosiljevo, Novigrad and Dubovac.
It belongs to the period of Renaissance castles. The town walls surrounded the courtyard area on three sides, while on the fourth there was a three-storey building with towers at the sides. Today,in the Castle houses,is The County Museum which was opened in 1967. It owns a several collections showing exhibits of various kinds: archaeology, ethnology, old armaments, the memorial room of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (a renowned Croatian fairy-tale author), mountaineering, and an exhibition of the academic painter Stjepan Galetić born in Ogulin.
THE MONUMENT TO KING TOMISLAV
- was erected for the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Croatian kingdom. It stands in the Park of King Tomislav which was planned and arranged in the 18th century. The monument was made according to the design of the Slovenian architect Vitburg Meck, and was repaired in 1990.
THE FOUNTAIN OF CESAROVAC
- This classic building is also erected in the Park. It represents a memorial to the Ogulin aqueduct and was built by colonel Štefan Šuplikac from Ogulin in 1847. Water flowed from the spring through wooden tubes which were lately replaced by the clay, and in 1882 by the iron tubes. For Cesarovac source is connected and a legend. Water flows into the source, comes from a source located at the foot of the mountain Klek. And as on the mountain Klek lived a witch, so the water is magical. Legend says, that women who drink the water from the springs, will remain forever young. And men who drink water from springs, water will be captured to forever remain in this city, who you will fall in love with a woman from Ogulin, and by the end of life remain to live in Ogulin.
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 ...
, 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...
. It has a population of 8,712 (2001), and a total municipal population of 15,054 (2001). Ogulin is known for its historic stone castle Kula, and the nearby mountain of Klek
Klek mountain, Croatia
Klek is mountain in north-western Croatia, in Karlovac County. It is the easternmost mountain of the Velika Kapela range of the Dinaric Alps.The mountain is one of the best-known Croatian botanist reserves and home to a number of protected species of mountain flora.According to the 17th century...
.
History
Ogulin's history dates back to the 15th century, where it struggled against the Ottoman TurksOttoman Turks
The Ottoman Turks were the Turkish-speaking population of the Ottoman Empire who formed the base of the state's military and ruling classes. Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks is scarce, but they take their Turkish name, Osmanlı , from the house of Osman I The Ottoman...
.The exact timing of the building of the Ogulin tower has not been established. However, a document issued by Bernardin Frankopan in his town of Modruš
Modruš
Modruš is a village in the mountainous part of Croatia, located south of Josipdol. The population is 197 .This now small village is historically noted as the seat of one of the medieval Catholic bishoprics, established in 1185 in Krbava and moved to Modruš in the 1460s. It later became the Roman...
at around 1500 A.D. mentioned the borders between Modruš and Vitunj, and this is, at the same time, the first historical mention of Ogulin. Ogulin was named Julija's town on the first geographical map of Croatia, made by the Jesuit cartographer Stjepan Glavač in 1673. Julija's Town is known for the legend of Đula who threw herself into the abyss of the River Dobra because of an unhappy love affair. There is also an explanation for the name of Ogulin. The surrounding woods needed to be cleared for the better defence of the town, so Ogulin received its name because of the resulting bare area ("ogolio" in Croatian) around it. Another explanation speaks also about the name of Ogulin. There were a lot of lime-trees along the road from Ogulin towards Oštarije, and the people used to peel the bark. in order to get bass. Ogulin this time got its name from the verb to peel ("guliti" in Croatian). However, none of these is scientifically confirmed. In the 16th century, it became a military stronghold against the Ottomans.
Geography
The town of Ogulin is situated in the very center of mainland Croatia, between ZagrebZagreb
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...
and 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...
. It was founded in a large valley formed by two rivers: the Dobra and Zagorska Mrežnica
Mreznica
The Mrežnica is a river in Karlovac County, Croatia.It is long and its basin covers an area of .Mrežnica is considered special due to its large number of waterfalls, totalling 93...
. The administrative constitution of the town of Ogulin covers the area of 543.32 km2, and has about 15000 inhabitants according to 2001 census.
This is a kind of transitional micro-region neighbouring the larger regions of Croatia - 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...
, 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...
, Kordun
Kordun
The Kordun region is a part of central Croatia from the bottom of the Petrova Gora mountain range, which extends along the rivers Korana and Slunjčica, and forms part of the border region to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The southern border of Kordun touches the Lika region...
and Gornje Pokuplje
Pokuplje
Pokuplje is the name for the Kupa river basin in Croatia....
. The Ogulin-Modruš valley finishes towards the south where the Modruš hills pass into the second largest field of the area under Kapela
Kapela
Kapela is a municipality in Bjelovar-Bilogora County, Croatia. There are 3,516 inhabitants, of which 95% are Croats....
-Plaški
Plaški
Plaški 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...
Polje
Polje
A polje is a large flat plain in karst territory, with areas usually 5 to 400 km². The name derives from the Slavic languages and is a cognate with the English word field.-In geology:...
. This comprises a completed geographical whole border on the western side by the mountain massif of Velika Kapela
Velika Kapela
The Velika Kapela is a large mountain range in the east of Gorski Kotar, Croatia.The highest peak is Bjelolasica-Kula at 1533 m.a.s.l.. It overlooks Velebit, Plješivica, islands Krk, Cres, Lošinj, and the Kvarner Gulf....
dominated by Klek
Klek mountain, Croatia
Klek is mountain in north-western Croatia, in Karlovac County. It is the easternmost mountain of the Velika Kapela range of the Dinaric Alps.The mountain is one of the best-known Croatian botanist reserves and home to a number of protected species of mountain flora.According to the 17th century...
(1181 m). Its eastern edges are bordered by the mounts of Krpel (511 m), Brezovica (565 m) and Hum (863 m). The valley then passes to the hilly are dominated by Klekinja (504 m) and Trojvrh (599 m). This valley is also called Ogulin's Field (in Croatian: Ogulinsko Polje). This is the fifth largest karst valley in Croatia (60 km2), and it lies 320 meters above sea level
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
. Its elongated form lies in the direction northwest-southeast, and it is 16 km long (Ogulin-Trojvrh) and 9 km wide (Desmerice-Skradnik).
According to the territorial divide laid down by the Roman Catholic Church, the Ogulin-Modruš valley is part of the Ogulin's Deanery, within the Diocese of Gospić-Senj. The area of Ogulin - Modruš valley belongs to the Karlovac county.
The Dobra
Dobra
-Geography:rivers:* Dobra , a tributary of the Kupa river, Croatia* Dobra , a river in the Amieva district of Asturias, Spainsettlements* Dobrá, Frýdek-Místek, a village in the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic...
River runs through town.
- Elevation: 323 m (1060 ft) above sea level
- Latitude: 45° 15' 59"
- Longitude: 15° 13' 44"
Population
According to the 2001 census, Croats compromise 75.7% and Serbs 20.7% of the municipality population. Serbs form a majority in the villages of Drežnica, JasenakJasenak
Jasenak is a village situated in Obrenovac municipality in Serbia....
, Potok Musulinski and some others.
The settlements in the municipality are:
- Desmerice, population 278
- Donje DubraveDonje DubraveDonje Dubrave is a village in Karlovac County, Croatia. It is located in the municipality of Ogulin on the old Josephine Road connecting Duga Resa and Senj. The Rijeka-Zagreb railway passes through the village. It has 250 inhabitants, most of them working on the railway in the nearby cities of...
, population 249 - Donje Zagorje, population 252
- DrežnicaDrežnicaDrežnica is a village in the Kobarid municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia. It is located above the Soča river in a small plateau under the Krn mountain. Together with the neighboring settlements of Koseč, Drežniške Ravne, Jezerca and Magozd it has around 565 inhabitants.- History :The...
, population 729 - Dujmić Selo, population 126
- Gornje Dubrave, population 119
- Gornje Zagorje, population 325
- Hreljin Ogulinski, population 595
- JasenakJasenakJasenak is a village situated in Obrenovac municipality in Serbia....
, population 301 - Marković Selo, population 58
- Ogulin, population 8,712
- Otok Oštarijski, population 446
- Ponikve, population 159
- Popovo Selo, population 58
- Potok Musulinski, population 126
- Puškarići, population 392
- Ribarići, population 312
- Sabljak Selo, population 241
- Salopek Selo, population 290
- Sveti Petar, population 633
- Trošmarija, population 130
- Turkovići Ogulinski, population 255
- Vitunj, population 141
- Zagorje, population 127
Culture
THE PARISH CHURCH OF THE EXTOLLING OF SAINT CROSS- This church was built in 1781 in the middle of the town, in the Park of King Tomislav. Consecrated on June 1, 179, it reflects the spirit of the time with its pleasing external appearance and the richness of various sculptural decorations. The town of Ogulin celebrates June 14th as the fest day of its patron Saint of Extolling of the Cross.
THE CHAPEL OF ST BERNARDIN
- Bernardin Frankopn, the son of Stjepan, and the founder of the town of Ogulin, erected a chapel in 16th century both for nobleman and ordinary people within the castle. It is devoted to St Bernardin. This chapel was the parish church from 1521 until the building of the church of St Cross in 1781. Today, only the altar has been preserved.
THE CHAPEL OF SAINT ROCCO
- This chapel was built at the entrance to the town in the first half of 19th century as a votive church against cholera.
THE FRANKOPAN CASTLE
- The Castle was built around 1500 above the gorge of the River Dobra - Đula's abyss. The founder of the town was Bernardin Frankopan, one of the mightiest people of his time, and the feudal master of Modruš, Plaški, Vitunj, Tounj, Zvečaj, Bosiljevo, Novigrad and Dubovac.
It belongs to the period of Renaissance castles. The town walls surrounded the courtyard area on three sides, while on the fourth there was a three-storey building with towers at the sides. Today,in the Castle houses,is The County Museum which was opened in 1967. It owns a several collections showing exhibits of various kinds: archaeology, ethnology, old armaments, the memorial room of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (a renowned Croatian fairy-tale author), mountaineering, and an exhibition of the academic painter Stjepan Galetić born in Ogulin.
THE MONUMENT TO KING TOMISLAV
- was erected for the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Croatian kingdom. It stands in the Park of King Tomislav which was planned and arranged in the 18th century. The monument was made according to the design of the Slovenian architect Vitburg Meck, and was repaired in 1990.
THE FOUNTAIN OF CESAROVAC
- This classic building is also erected in the Park. It represents a memorial to the Ogulin aqueduct and was built by colonel Štefan Šuplikac from Ogulin in 1847. Water flowed from the spring through wooden tubes which were lately replaced by the clay, and in 1882 by the iron tubes. For Cesarovac source is connected and a legend. Water flows into the source, comes from a source located at the foot of the mountain Klek. And as on the mountain Klek lived a witch, so the water is magical. Legend says, that women who drink the water from the springs, will remain forever young. And men who drink water from springs, water will be captured to forever remain in this city, who you will fall in love with a woman from Ogulin, and by the end of life remain to live in Ogulin.
Notable people
- Ivana Brlić-MažuranićIvana Brlic-MažuranicIvana Brlić-Mažuranić was a Croatian writer. Within her native land, as well as internationally, she has been praised as the best Croatian writer for children.-Life:She was born on April 18, 1874 in Ogulin into a well-known Croatian family of Mažuranić...
- famous writer - Ema PukšecEma PukšecEma Pukšec , also known as Ilma de Murska, as well as Ilma di Murska, was a famous 19th century soprano opera singer from Croatia.-Life:...
- also known as Ilma De Murska, famous opera singer - Petar Stipetić - Croatian general
- Barbara RadulovićBarbara RadulovicBarbara Radulović is a Croatian TV host. She is perhaps best known as a participant in the Nova TV talent show Story Supernova Talents in 2003. After that appearance, Radulović soon got a chance to host HRT music show Video-kiosk...
- Famous anchor host - Josip KregarJosip KregarJosip Kregar is a Croatian lawyer and politician. Kregar is a tenured professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb and an independent representative in the Zagreb City Council , currently the deputy president of the Council...
- Croatian lawyer and politician