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The city of [[Karlovac]] is a 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 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between [[Pannonian plain]]s to the [[Adriatic sea|seaside]], and waterways along the Kupa river. The city is making use of its crucial geostrategic point in [[Croatia]]. |
The city of [[Karlovac]] is a 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 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between [[Pannonian plain]]s to the [[Adriatic sea|seaside]], and waterways along the Kupa river. The city is making use of its crucial geostrategic point in [[Croatia]]. |
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The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of [[Jamnica (company)|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. |
The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of [[Jamnica (company)|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. |
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==Administrative division== |
==Administrative division== |
Revision as of 19:59, 28 April 2021
Karlovac County
Karlovačka županija | |
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Country | Croatia |
County seat | Karlovac |
Government | |
• Župan | Damir Jelić (HDZ) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,626 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 128,899 |
• Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
Area code | 047 |
ISO 3166 code | HR-04 |
HDI (2018) | 0.810[3] very high · 12th |
Website | http://www.kazup.hr/ |
Karlovac County (Template:Lang-hr) is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac.
The city of Karlovac is a 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 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 city is 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.
Administrative division
Karlovac County is divided:
- City of Karlovac (county seat)
- City of Ogulin
- Town of Duga Resa
- Town of Ozalj
- Town of Slunj
- Municipality of Barilović
- Municipality of Bosiljevo
- Municipality of Cetingrad
- Municipality of Draganić
- Municipality of Generalski Stol
- Municipality of Josipdol
- Municipality of Kamanje
- Municipality of Krnjak
- Municipality of Lasinja
- Municipality of Netretić
- Municipality of Plaški
- Municipality of Rakovica
- Municipality of Ribnik
- Municipality of Saborsko
- Municipality of Tounj
- Municipality of Vojnić
- Municipality of Žakanje
Demographics
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Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2001, Croatian Bureau of Statistics, Zagreb, 2005 |
As of the 2011 census, the county had 128,899 residents. The population density is 36 people per km².
Ethnic Croats form the majority with 86.1% of the population, followed by Serbs at 10.4%.[4]
population | 165697 | 175170 | 172220 | 188904 | 194294 | 197959 | 188824 | 213633 | 194643 | 201748 | 202431 | 195096 | 186169 | 184577 | 141787 | 128899 |
1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
See also
- Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac
- Modruš-Rijeka County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia
- Serbs of Croatia
- List of people from Karlovac County
References
This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2011) |
- ^ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 62. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "Stanovništvo prema narodnosti po gradovima/općinama, Popis 2011". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001., www.dzs.hr
External links
- Official website (in Croatian)