Duga Resa | |
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| Grad Duga Resa Town of Duga Resa | |
 Panoramic view of the town center on theMrežnica river. | |
 Interactive map of Duga Resa | |
  Duga Resa Location of Duga Resa in Croatia | |
| Coordinates:45°26′50″N15°29′45″E / 45.44722°N 15.49583°E /45.44722; 15.49583 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Central Croatia |
| County |  Karlovac County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomislav Boljar (HSS) |
| Area | |
• Town | 60.9 km2 (23.5 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Town | 10,212 |
| • Density | 168/km2 (434/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 5,380 |
| • Urban density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| Website | dugaresa |
Duga Resa is a town inKarlovac County,Croatia. It is located about 65 km southwest ofZagreb and 100 km east ofRijeka.
The earliest reference to Duga Resa is from the year 1380. There are several theories on how the then-village acquired its name: one is that "resa" is a reference to the town people's folk costumes; another is that it is named from a native plant that grows in the area, both on the land and in the water.
The first known electric generator in Croatia was introduced in Duga Resa in 1880 to power the textile industry in the town.[3]
The village soon grew into a town during the industrialization of the area in the late 19th and early 20th century. In the 2001 census, there were 12,114 inhabitants in the municipality, 96% of which wereCroats.
In 2021, the total population is 10,212, in the following settlements:[2][4]
| population | 3258 | 3608 | 3349 | 4193 | 4733 | 5665 | 5448 | 7230 | 8828 | 9429 | 10330 | 11709 | 13102 | 14088 | 12114 | 11180 | 10212 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Popular activities include fishing, rafting, hunting, boating, swimming, volleyball, soccer, and biking. The local churches St. Antun in Duga Resa and St. Peters (Sveti Petar) dates back to the 14th century.
Its geographic location gives the town very hot summers and very cold winters.
The local chapter of theHPS isHPD "Vinica", which had 70 members in 1936 under the Gabor Mainc presidency, meeting every Thursday. At the time, it had aski section.[5] Membership fell to 51 in 1937.[6]: 244 Under the Ivo Pokolić presidency in 1939 it was dormant, with only 11 members.[7]: 255 In August 1941, the Minister of Sport and Mountaineering of theNDH,Miško Zebić, named Ivan Pokolić as the statepovjerenik of the chapter, and designated as the chapter's advisory board: Barka Tomac, Greta Kovač, Margita Belić, Mirko Bosiljevac, Filip Mlinarević and Valjo Dragutin.[8]: 195
Subdivisions ofKarlovac County | ||
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