Tomašnica
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Tomašnica is a small village in the Republic of Croatia, in Karlovac County
. It is located on the left bank of the Dobra River
in region called Gornje (Upper) Pokuplje
, ten kilometres from Karlovac
in the direction of Netretić
. It belongs to municipality of Ozalj. Tomašnica is place of beautiful nature (hills, forests, vineyards, creeks and springs) and hospitable people. By last census it has 195 people. Tomašnica suffered a lot in World War II
when 41 men died in war and Bleiburg massacre
. Today it has magnificent monument to its fallen heroes. Tomašnica is connected with village Zadobarje
by a wooden bridge and children go to school in Zadobarje. People in Croatia and around Netretić are often called Brajci. In Tomašnica and that region of Croatia people talk with mixture of all three Croatian dialects and this mixed dialect is called brajski govor or govor ozaljskog književnog kruga. Many Tomaščani (people from Tomašnica) today live in Australia, Canada and some other countries in the world. They come back to Croatia during the summer to visit its fatherland.
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 is located on the left bank of the Dobra River
Dobra River
The Dobra is a river located mostly in the Karlovac County in the Republic of Croatia. It is long and its basin covers an area of .Dobra rises in Gorski Kotar near Skrad and Ravna Gora, where it flows first to the north and then turns to the east. It flows past Vrbovsko, to the southeast into the...
in region called Gornje (Upper) Pokuplje
Pokuplje
Pokuplje is the name for the Kupa river basin in Croatia....
, ten kilometres from 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...
in the direction of 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...
. It belongs to municipality of Ozalj. Tomašnica is place of beautiful nature (hills, forests, vineyards, creeks and springs) and hospitable people. By last census it has 195 people. Tomašnica suffered a lot in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
when 41 men died in war and Bleiburg massacre
Bleiburg massacre
The Bleiburg massacre, which also encompasses Operation Keelhaul is a term encompassing events that took place during mid-May 1945 near the Carinthian town of Bleiburg, itself some four kilometres from the Austrian-Slovenian border....
. Today it has magnificent monument to its fallen heroes. Tomašnica is connected with village Zadobarje
Zadobarje
Zadobarje is a village in Croatia....
by a wooden bridge and children go to school in Zadobarje. People in Croatia and around Netretić are often called Brajci. In Tomašnica and that region of Croatia people talk with mixture of all three Croatian dialects and this mixed dialect is called brajski govor or govor ozaljskog književnog kruga. Many Tomaščani (people from Tomašnica) today live in Australia, Canada and some other countries in the world. They come back to Croatia during the summer to visit its fatherland.