Ozalj

Ozalj
Grad Ozalj
Town of Ozalj
Ozalj Castle
Official seal of Ozalj
Interactive map of Ozalj
Ozalj is located in Croatia
Ozalj
Ozalj
Location of Ozalj within Croatia
Coordinates: 45°36′46″N 15°28′40″E / 45.612908°N 15.477718°E / 45.612908; 15.477718
Country Croatia
RegionCentral Croatia (Pokuplje)
County Karlovac County
Government
 • MayorGordana Lipšinić (Ind.)
Area
 • Town
179.4 km2 (69.3 sq mi)
 • Urban
5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town
5,837
 • Density32.54/km2 (84.27/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,053
 • Urban density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
47280 Ozalj[3]
Websiteozalj.hr

Ozalj[a] 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

Ozalj Castle
St.Vitus Church
Grave of Slava Raškaj

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.[2] 97.36% of the population are Croats (census 2021).[6]

Town of Ozalj: Population trends 1857–2021
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Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

The administrative area of the Town consists of 96 smaller settlements, the full list of which is (population 2021):[2][7]

  • Badovinci, population 23 Steady
  • Belinsko Selo, population 2 Increase
  • Belošići, population 23 Increase
  • Boševci, population 62 Decrease
  • Brašljevica, population 26 Decrease
  • Bratovanci, population 44 Decrease
  • Brezje Vivodinsko, population 6 Decrease
  • Breznik, population 5 Decrease
  • Brezovica Žumberačka, population 17 Decrease
  • Budim Vivodinski, population 10 Decrease
  • Bulići, population 3 Increase
  • Cerje Vivodinsko, population 22 Steady
  • Cvetišće, population 0 Steady
  • Dančulovići, population 19 Decrease
  • Dojutrovica, population 28 Decrease
  • Doljani Žumberački, population 14 Decrease
  • Donji Lović, population 11 Decrease
  • Donji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski, population 45 Decrease
  • Dragoševci, population 9 Increase
  • Dučići, population 29 Decrease
  • Durlinci, population 69 Decrease
  • Dvorišće Ozaljsko, population 39 Decrease
  • Dvorište Vivodinsko, population 22 Decrease
  • Ferenci, population 37 Decrease
  • Fratrovci Ozaljski, population 20 Decrease
  • Furjanići, population 29 Decrease
  • Galezova Draga, population 25 Decrease
  • Galin, population 0 Decrease
  • Goleši Žumberački, population 2 Decrease
  • Goli Vrh Ozaljski, population 6 Steady
  • Gorniki Vivodinski, population 22 Decrease
  • Gornje Pokupje, population 150 Decrease
  • Gornji Lović, population 27 Decrease
  • Gornji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski, population 9 Increase
  • Goršćaki Ozaljski, population 11 Steady
  • Grandić Breg, population 37 Steady
  • Grdun, population 118 Decrease
  • Gudalji, population 0 Steady
  • Hodinci, population 29 Decrease
  • Hrastovica Vivodinska, population 0 Steady
  • Ilovac, population 42 Decrease
  • Jaškovo, population 385 Decrease
  • Kamenci, population 0 Steady
  • Kašt, population 32 Decrease
  • Keseri, population 1 Decrease
  • Kuljaji, population 6 Decrease
  • Kunčani, population 0 Steady
  • Levkušje, population 171 Decrease
  • Liješće, population 28 Decrease
  • Lović Prekriški, population 47 Decrease
  • Lukšići Ozaljski, population 46 Steady
  • Lukunić Draga, population 20 Decrease
  • Mali Erjavec, population 129 Decrease
  • Malinci, population 0 Steady
  • Novaki Ozaljski, population 54 Decrease
  • Obrež Vivodinski, population 75 Decrease
  • Ozalj, population 1053 Decrease
  • Pećarići, population 0 Decrease
  • Petruš Vrh, population 5 Decrease
  • Pilatovci, population 19 Decrease
  • Podbrežje, population 258 Decrease
  • Podgraj, population 135 Increase
  • Police Pirišće, population 74 Decrease
  • Polje Ozaljsko, population 221 Decrease
  • Popovići Žumberački, population 0 Steady
  • Požun, population 34 Decrease
  • Radatovići, population 15 Decrease
  • Radina Vas, population 4 Decrease
  • Rajakovići, population 0 Steady
  • Rujevo, population 10 Decrease
  • Sekulići, population 0 Decrease
  • Slapno, population 241 Decrease
  • Soldatići, population 15 Decrease
  • Sršići, population 3 Decrease
  • Stojavnica, population 21 Decrease
  • Svetice, population 17 Decrease
  • Svetičko Hrašće, population 108 Decrease
  • Šiljki, population 5 Steady
  • Škaljevica, population 68 Increase
  • Tomašnica, population 138 Decrease
  • Trešćerovac, population 18 Decrease
  • Trg, population 169 Decrease
  • Varaštovac, population 7 Decrease
  • Veliki Erjavec, population 11 Decrease
  • Vini Vrh, population 2 Decrease
  • Vivodina, population 75 Decrease
  • Vrbanska Draga, population 18 Decrease
  • Vrhovac, population 307 Decrease
  • Vrhovački Sopot, population 90 Increase
  • Vrškovac, population 117 Decrease
  • Vuketić, population 16 Decrease
  • Vuksani, population 10 Increase
  • Zajačko Selo, population 161 Steady
  • Zaluka, population 18 Decrease
  • Zorkovac, population 193 Decrease
  • Zorkovac Vivodinski, population 14 Decrease
  • Zorkovac na Kupi, population 81 Decrease

Governance

Representatives of the Ozalj kotar at the Croatian Parliament:

  • Hinko Francisci (1884–1887)[8]
  • Petar Junković (1887–1892)[8]

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.[9]: xi 

Notable people

Notes

  1. ^ pronounced [ôzaʎ], Hungarian: Ozaly, German: Wosail[4] or Woseil[5]

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
  4. ^ Krapf, Franz Philipp. 1844. Handbuch zur Zoll- und Staats-Monopols-Ordnung, vol. 2. Innsbruch: Verlag der Wagner'schen Buchhandlung, p. 242.
  5. ^ Lopašić, Radoslav. 1894. Urbaria lingua croatica conscripta. Hrvatski urbari. Zagreb: U knjižari Jugosl. akademije, p. 308.
  6. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Karlovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ozalj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  8. ^ a b Hrvatski institut za povijest (2021). "Abecedarij saborskih zastupnika, 1848. – 1918". Mapiranje parlamentarnih izbora 1848. – 1918. u Hrvatskoj / HRZZ 5148 MAPPAR.
  9. ^ Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1877). "Glavni pregled sudbenoga razdieljenja kraljevinah Hrvatske i Slavonije". Pregled političkoga i sudbenoga razdieljenja kraljevinah Hrvatske i Slavonije i uredjenja upravnih obćinah. Na temelju naredbe kr. hrv.-slav.-dalm. zem. vlade od 5. veljače 1875. broj 221 pr. i provedenoga zatim zaokruženja upravnih obćinah. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada, 🖶 Tiskara "Narodnih novinah". pp. IX–XIV.

Further reading

  • Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Ozalj". Hrvatska enciklopedija (online ed.). Archived from the original on 26 December 2023.