Drežnik Grad | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Medieval fort above the village | |
  Drežnik Grad | |
| Coordinates:44°57′N15°40′E / 44.950°N 15.667°E /44.950; 15.667 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Karlovac County |
| Municipality | Rakovica |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 313 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Drežnik Grad is avillage inCroatia. It is connected by theD1 highway.
The castle of Drežnik was built in the 13th century.[3]
The castle came under the authority of theMilitary Frontier, but it was abandoned by them in the 18th century.[3]
In 1941, Marko Brajdić was designated as itsUstašazbirnik.[4]: 64
On April 12 1941, its mayor Zvonko Pavlić was replaced by the Ustaše with Jure Krizmanić.[4]: 64
At the end of June, the parish priest of Drežnik, Dragutin Štimac, conductedconversions to Catholicism for the Serbian population of theBihaćkotar, only for the local Ustaše to detain them in Bihać, being released only upon the intervention of the parish priest of Bihać. By that time, not a singleSerbian Orthodox priest remained on the territory of Drežnik Grad, having obtained permission to leave for theGMS. So, the president of the kotar Eduard Lenčerić confiscated all parish registries.[4]: 67, 68
The Italian Army left Rakovica and Drežnik Grad forOgulin, where the NDH had set up the administrative capital of the newžupanija of Modruš, on 12 July 1941.[4]: 67, 69
On 15 August 1941, a letter was written on behalf of 91 families to thepoglavnik requesting to be allowed to convert to Catholicism and be treated like Croats:[4]: 68
"We promise that we will remain always loyal and obedient to You, and to love the land in which we live, for we are not responsible for these sufferings inflicted upon us by uneducated peasants and our former lords, priests and teachers, who taught us falsely, fled for safety on time."[a]
On 28–30 June 1942 aroundSadilovac and Dubrave, a battle took place between a group of about 1000 Partisans and 110 CroatianDomobrani, in which about 150 Partisans died and 80 were wounded, while only 1 Domobran was killed.[5]
In 1895, theobćina of Drežnik (court at Drežnik), with an area of 106 square kilometres (41 sq mi), belonged to thekotar of Slunj (Slunj court andelectoral district) in thežupanija of Modruš-Rieka (Ogulin court and financial board). There were 790 houses, with a population of 4998 (the lowest in Slunj kotar). Its 7 villages and 14 hamlets were divided for taxation purposes into 3porezne obćine, under the Slunj office.[6]: iv, v
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