Ozalj

Ozalj is a town in central Croatia, located north of Karlovac and southwest of Jastrebarsko, on the Kupa River. It is close to Žumberak in the north and the border with Slovenia in the northwest, with Metlika being the closest Slovenian town.

History

The town was built on a cliff over the Kupa river and the first mention of it dates from 1244, as a free royal town. The Frankopan family owned it since 1398, then it passed to the Zrinski family in 1550, and it stayed theirs until 1671. The city commemorates 30 April as its day, in memory of the event in 1671 when Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan were executed.

The patron saint of the town is St. Vitus, whose feast is celebrated on 15 June.

Munjara

Munjara is the old hydroelectric plant. This plant has three 3.5 megawatt generators and was built between 1907 and 1908.

Demographics

The town of Ozalj itself has a population of 1,053, with a total of 5,837 people in the municipality. 97.36% of the population are Croats (census 2021).

The administrative area of the Town consists of 96 smaller settlements, the full list of which is (population 2021):

• Badovinci, population 23
• Belinsko Selo, population 2
• BeloÅ¡ići, population 23
• BoÅ¡evci, population 62
• BraÅ¡ljevica, population 26
• Bratovanci, population 44
• Brezje Vivodinsko, population 6
• Breznik, population 5
• Brezovica Žumberačka, population 17
• Budim Vivodinski, population 10
• Bulići, population 3
• Cerje Vivodinsko, population 22
• Cvetišće, population 0
• Dančulovići, population 19
• Dojutrovica, population 28
• Doljani Žumberački, population 14
• Donji Lović, population 11
• Donji OÅ¡tri Vrh Ozaljski, population 45
• DragoÅ¡evci, population 9
• Dučići, population 29
• Durlinci, population 69
• Dvorišće Ozaljsko, population 39
• DvoriÅ¡te Vivodinsko, population 22
• Ferenci, population 37
• Fratrovci Ozaljski, population 20
• Furjanići, population 29
• Galezova Draga, population 25
• Galin, population 0
• GoleÅ¡i Žumberački, population 2
• Goli Vrh Ozaljski, population 6
• Gorniki Vivodinski, population 22
• Gornje Pokupje, population 150
• Gornji Lović, population 27
• Gornji OÅ¡tri Vrh Ozaljski, population 9
• Goršćaki Ozaljski, population 11
• Grandić Breg, population 37
• Grdun, population 118
• Gudalji, population 0
• Hodinci, population 29
• Hrastovica Vivodinska, population 0
• Ilovac, population 42
• JaÅ¡kovo, population 385
• Kamenci, population 0
• KaÅ¡t, population 32
• Keseri, population 1
• Kuljaji, population 6
• Kunčani, population 0
• LevkuÅ¡je, population 171
• Liješće, population 28
• Lović PrekriÅ¡ki, population 47
• LukÅ¡ići Ozaljski, population 46
• Lukunić Draga, population 20
• Mali Erjavec, population 129
• Malinci, population 0
• Novaki Ozaljski, population 54
• Obrež Vivodinski, population 75
• Ozalj, population 1053
• Pećarići, population 0
• PetruÅ¡ Vrh, population 5
• Pilatovci, population 19
• Podbrežje, population 258
• Podgraj, population 135
• Police Pirišće, population 74
• Polje Ozaljsko, population 221
• Popovići Žumberački, population 0
• Požun, population 34
• Radatovići, population 15
• Radina Vas, population 4
• Rajakovići, population 0
• Rujevo, population 10
• Sekulići, population 0
• Slapno, population 241
• Soldatići, population 15
• SrÅ¡ići, population 3
• Stojavnica, population 21
• Svetice, population 17
• Svetičko Hrašće, population 108
• Å iljki, population 5
• Å kaljevica, population 68
• TomaÅ¡nica, population 138
• Trešćerovac, population 18
• Trg, population 169
• VaraÅ¡tovac, population 7
• Veliki Erjavec, population 11
• Vini Vrh, population 2
• Vivodina, population 75
• Vrbanska Draga, population 18
• Vrhovac, population 307
• Vrhovački Sopot, population 90
• VrÅ¡kovac, population 117
• Vuketić, population 16
• Vuksani, population 10
• Zajačko Selo, population 161
• Zaluka, population 18
• Zorkovac, population 193
• Zorkovac Vivodinski, population 14
• Zorkovac na Kupi, population 81

Governance

Representatives of the Ozalj kotar at the Croatian Parliament:

• Hinko Francisci (1884–1887)
• Petar Junković (1887–1892)

Judiciary

Karlovac was once the seat of the kotar court for an 1870 population of 53,148. In 1875, the kotar court of Karlovac was responsible for the općine: Karlovac city, Banija, Rečica, Draganić, Ozalj, Novigrad, Ribnik, Bosiljevo and Severin.

Notable people

• Juraj Križanić (1618–1683), earliest recorded pan-Slavist
• Jelena Zrinski (1643–1703), countess
• Slava RaÅ¡kaj (1877–1906), painter
• John Malkovich's paternal grandparents, from Malkovići near Lović PrekriÅ¡ki

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