Ogulin | |
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  Ogulin Location of Ogulin in Croatia | |
| Coordinates:45°16′01″N15°13′30″E / 45.26686°N 15.225076°E /45.26686; 15.225076 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Region | Central Croatia (Ogulin-Plaški Valley) |
| County |  Karlovac County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dalibor Domitrović (SDP) |
| • City Council | |
| Area | |
• Town | 538.1 km2 (207.8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 38.4 km2 (14.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 323 m (1,060 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Town | 12,246 |
| • Density | 22.76/km2 (58.94/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,374 |
| • Urban density | 192/km2 (497/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| Website | ogulin |
Ogulin (Croatian pronunciation:[ôɡulin]) is a town in centralCroatia, inKarlovac County. It has a population of 7,389 (2021) (it was 8,216 in 2011), and a total municipal population of 12,251 (2021).[4] Ogulin is known for its historic stone castle, known as Kula, and the nearby mountain ofKlek.
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There are several proposed etymologies for the name of Ogulin. Firstly that the surrounding woods needed to be cleared for a better defence of the town, so Ogulin received its name because of the resulting bare area ("ogolio" in Croatian) around it. There were a lot of lime-trees along the road from Ogulin towards Oštarije, and the people used to peel the bark, in order to get bass.[clarification needed] It is suggested that Ogulin got its name from the verb to peel ("guliti" in Croatian). Neither proposal is historically confirmed.
Ogulin's history dates back to the fifteenth century, when it struggled against theOttoman Turks. The exact timing of the building of the Ogulin tower has not been established. However, a document issued by Bernardin Frankopan in his town ofModruš at around 1500 AD marked off the boundaries of new castle between Modruš and Vitunj, and this is, at the same time, the first historical mention of Ogulin. Ogulin is known for the legend of Đula (also Zuleika or Zula) who threw herself into the abyss of the River Dobra because of an unhappy love affair.[5] In the sixteenth century, it became a military stronghold against the Ottomans.
In the 16th century, Ogulin became a part of theAustrian Military Frontier, under the Ogulin Capitanate. Known captains include:[6]: 468 [7]
For a brief time, between 1809 and 1813, Ogulin was a part of theIllyrian Provinces.[9]
In August 1876,[10] asavings bank opened in Ogulin. Its first year of investment resulted in 10,423forint,[11]: 20 with a minimum interest rate of 6%.[12]: 18 The nearest savings banks were inKarlovac (opened August 1872),[10]Kraljevica[b] (opened March 1873,[11]bankrupt 1878),Senj (opened March 1873)[10] andBakar (opened July 1876).[10] The nearestcommercial banks were inZagreb (theCroatian Discount Bank, founded November 1868,[10] and theZagreb Commercial Bank, founded March 1873).[10][11]: 6, 7 Credit unions existed in Karlovac[c] andJastrebarsko (opened 1875).[d][13]: 72
In the late 19th century, aMatica hrvatska branch opened in Ogulin, with 55 members in 1891.[14]
Until 1918, Ogulin was part of theAustrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia,Modruš-Rijeka County, after thecompromise of 1867), in theCroatian Military Frontier.[15] It was administered by theOguliner Grenz-Infanterie-Regiment N°III before 1881.
DuringWWII, 2743 people were killed in the kotar of Ogulin, of which 1592 by Croats, 671 by Italians, 438 by Germans and 41 by Serbs.[16]: 369
On 11 April 1941, the newNDH authorities madeLovro Sušić [hr] administrator of thekotar of Ogulin.[16]: 349
It was in Ogulin thatAnte Pavelić gave his first speech on 13 April 1941 as he travelled toZagreb. He was greeted by priest Ivan Mikan, who served in Ogulin from 1937 until his death in 1943, and wore a cylindrical hat for the occasion, believing the arrival of Pavelić would be solemn only to feel silly when it wasn't. Two or three hymns were sung and then Pavelić gave his speech, full of threats against the Serbs and praise for the Italians who brought him there (no Germans were in attendance).[16]: 348
In Ogulin and its environs, the early arrests in May mostly targetedJRZ members like Dragan Žagrović and Pero Piškur, as well as its sympathisers, including Joso Kušer, Laslo Havelić and Roko Kučinić. Arrests did not begin in earnest until May. Other prominent JRZ members in Ogulin at the time included Vlado Bosnić, Đuro Tatalović and Stevan Čurčić.[16]: 352
On 8 May 1941, an article titled "Order and work in Ogulin" (Croatian:Red i rad u Ogulinu) was published inHrvatski narod [hr], describing the taking down of various signs put in place by theKingdom of Yugoslavia, in place of which Croatian flags were placed. It described the process of "cleansing" Ogulin of Serbs loyal to theHouse of Karađorđević.[16]: 351
On 3 June, an Ustaša ralley with over 12,000 in attendance was held at Ogulin. Priest Mikan presided over themass, followed by a speech fromJozo Dumandžić [hr].[16]: 351
On 9 June, Lovro Sušić, by that time Minister of People's Economy, wrote to inHrvatski narod, "We don't want a bloody cleansing," (Croatian:Nećemo krvavog čišćenja) but "the Serbs must move" (Croatian:Srbi moraju seliti).[16]: 351
On 30 June and 16 July, lists of Serbian and Jewish workers on the territory of the Ogulin kotar who had not achieved the right to a pension were made. From these lists, it is apparent that state workers of Serb ethnicity numbered 144 at the time, the largest portion of which worked in the railway industry, and the remainder in schools, the kotar court, the kotar itself, the općina, or the forestry service.[16]: 350, 351
On 1 July, Pavelić founded theVelika župa Modruš [hr] with its seat in Ogulin, by merging Ogulin withSlunj,Vrbovsko andDelnice.[16]: 350
In late June or early July, aSerbian Orthodox priest in Ogulin was arrested. In early July, he had not yet been sent away. As of a 15 July document, all he had been sent to a concentration camp.[16]: 359
A 2 July order was made for all Velike župe, including that of Modruš (with seat in Ogulin), to make room for 2500Slovenes each, who were to occupy the homes of 2500 Serbs, to be deported to theGMS, prioritising businessmen and merchants. Ogulin itself was to accommodate 300 Slovenes. As of mid-July, there were not enough empty Serb homes to accommodate the exchange.[16]: 365
A new wave of arrests began in July. On 5 July, Dušan Ivošević was arrested and the court in Zagreb sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment for saying the murder of Josip Mravunac that preceded theBlagaj massacre was perpetrated by the Ustaše and not the Četnici, as had been formally announced to the public. On 8 July, he was placed in detention in Ogulin, and shortly after that 27KPJ members, of which 25 were Croats, were arrested in Ogulin.[16]: 360
Around July 8, the Ogulin kotar began the process of deporting the families to theSisak concentration camp on a list of 55 people marked for moving to make room for Slovene arrivals, fromJasenak,Josipdol,Munjava,Trojvrh andVajin Vrh. The deportations were never carried out thanks to Pavelić interrupting the process, but thanks to the mass arrests scaring the Serbs off, none of the attempted arrests in this area succeeded, since none of the named could be found at their house. So great was the fear that women would flee at the sound of a suspicious car.[e] So thekotarski predstojnik of Ogulin proposed to wait 8 to 10 days until the atmosphere was calmer. Pavelić himself stopped the process, so that deportations of Serbs from the NDH became rare after August 25, and they were entirely stopped on 22 September, thanks to the military implications for theWehrmacht of theDrvar uprising.[16]: 367
On 30 July, many Serbs from Ogulin and the surrounding villages were arrested at the market in Ogulin, having come there to sell. Beginning with the next market on 6 August, the Serbs stopped coming out of fear that it would happen a third time, the first having been in May. The second uncle of Milka Bunjevac, a Vučinić with a prominent job at the railway station, was to be arrested that day, but he was warned by an Ustaša that he should flee "wherever he knows" (Croatian:kamo god zna) because that night he would be arrested. Vučinić then boarded a train from Ogulin to Gomirje, arriving at his sister's house around midnight and then fleeing to the GMS two or three days later.[16]: 361
In August 1941, the Minister of Sport and Mountaineering of theNDH,Miško Zebić, named Oskar Vičević as the statepovjerenik of theHPD "Klek", and designated as the chapter's advisory board: Mijo Hačko, Ivan Stipetić, Zvonko Pohorčić, Štefica Abramović, Pero Špehar, Mirko Kolić.[17]: 195 TheHPD "Klek" was renamedHrvatsko planinarsko društvo u Ogulinu in March 1942.[18]: 52
At 17:00 on 10 June, 3 Ogulin residents, Joso Jurašić, Ivan Oskoruš and Ivica Miškulin, were cutting wood on theČokolka hill near Ogulin when they encountered 4 Partisans in civilian uniform butPartisan caps, who commanded them to raise their hands in the air, asking them if they wereUstaše. When they replied that they weren't, they told Jurašić to come with them because he had been an Ustaša earlier, letting the other two go.[19]
On the 13th, Partisans confiscated 18 head of large and 22 of small livestock from a meadow in the immediate vicinity of Ogulin.[20]
During theBattle of Tržić on 19–23 June 1942, theDomobran commander Ivan Stipac was wounded in the leg and captured by Partisans of theKordun Partisan Detachment [sr], who took him toTobolić.[21]
At 10:00 on 24 June, a group of 150 Italian soldiers armed with rifles and machine guns entered the forest onKobiljak hill to cut firewood, but were attacked by Partisans. A battle ensued, in which 4 Italians and 5 of their donkeys were killed, 6 were wounded, 20 captured and 20 captured but released completely naked. One Partisan was killed and one captured and taken to Ogulin for questioning.[22]
When the German and ItalianZones of Influence were revised on 24 June 1942, Ogulin fell inZone II [hr], administered civilly by Croatia but militarily by Italy.[23]
On 2–3 July, the Italian garrison in Ogulin repelled a Partisan attack on Ogulin itself, following which the Partisans retreated toKlek.[24]
On 14 September, Italian troops began taking away to Italy certain individuals in Ogulin with family members in the rebellion.[25]
At 3:00 on the 17th, a group of about 250 Partisans attacked the village ofBoršt, repelled by theDomobrani stationed in the village without losses.[26]
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The town of Ogulin is situated in the very centre of mainland Croatia, betweenZagreb andRijeka. It was founded in a large valley formed by two rivers: theDobra andZagorska Mrežnica. The administrative constitution of the town of Ogulin covers the area of 543.32 km2,[2] and has about 14,000 inhabitants according to 2011 census.
This is a kind of transitional micro-region neighbouring the larger regions of Croatia -Gorski Kotar,Lika,Kordun and GornjePokuplje. The Ogulin-Modruš valley is the northern section of theOgulin-Plaški valley,[27] which finishes towards the south where the Modruš hills pass into the second largest field of the area underKapela-PlaškiPolje. This comprises a completed geographical whole border on the western side by the mountain massif ofVelika Kapela dominated byKlek (1181 m). Its eastern edges are bordered by the mounts of Krpel (511 m (1,677 ft)), Brezovica (565 m (1,854 ft)) and Hum (863 m (2,831 ft)). The valley then passes to the hilly are dominated by Klekinja (504 m (1,654 ft)) and Trojvrh (599 m (1,965 ft)). This valley is also called Ogulin's Plain (in Croatian: Ogulinsko Polje). This is the fifth largest karst valley in Croatia (60 km2 (23 sq mi)), and it lies 320 metres (1,050 feet)above sea level. Its elongated form lies in the direction northwest-southeast, and it is 16 km (10 mi) long (Ogulin-Trojvrh) and 9 km (6 mi) wide (Desmerice-Skradnik). TheDobra River runs through and disappears in the center of the town.
Approximately three kilometers south of the town centre is an artificial lake Sabljaci, formed with the purpose of accumulating water from theZagorska Mrežnica river, and for the sake of generating electricity in theHydroelectric power plant Gojak. The lake is connected with the town's other artificial lake, lakeBukovnik, via a tunnel. Lake Bukovnik is approximately one kilometer away from lake Sabljaci, and is connected to the hydroelectric power plant Gojak also with a tunnel, approximately 10 km long. The surface area of lake Sabljaci is around 170 ha, which makes it the 11th Croatian lake when compared by size. The lake contains many kinds of fish species, and it is also used for swimming and various water sports.[28]
Ogulin'sĐulin ponor [hr] is an extensive cave system underneath the city. A botanical expedition was conducted at its mouth on 30 September 1900 byAntun Heinz and his assistant.[29]
Since records began in 1949, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station at an elevation of 328 metres (1,076 ft) was 39.5 °C (103.1 °F), on 5 July 1950.[30] The coldest temperature was −28.5 °C (−19.3 °F), on 17 February 1956.[31]
A weather station exists there at an elevation of 324 metres (1,063 ft). The minimum recorded temperature for the winter of 2024–2025 was −10.8 °C (12.6 °F), on February 20.[32]
| Climate data for Ogulin (1971–2000, extremes 1949–2017) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 25.4 (77.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 32.4 (90.3) | 35.6 (96.1) | 39.5 (103.1) | 39.5 (103.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 28.7 (83.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 20.9 (69.6) | 39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) | 6.2 (43.2) | 10.5 (50.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.2 (77.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 15.2 (59.4) | 9.2 (48.6) | 5.5 (41.9) | 15.0 (59.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) | 1.7 (35.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 9.5 (49.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 17.6 (63.7) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 10.1 (50.2) | 5.0 (41.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | 9.9 (49.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | −2.2 (28.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 13.3 (55.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.1 (43.0) | 1.4 (34.5) | −1.8 (28.8) | 5.3 (41.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.2 (−15.2) | −28.5 (−19.3) | −20.4 (−4.7) | −8.8 (16.2) | −2.9 (26.8) | 1.6 (34.9) | 4.3 (39.7) | 2.4 (36.3) | −2.2 (28.0) | −5.7 (21.7) | −19.1 (−2.4) | −22.3 (−8.1) | −28.5 (−19.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 95.5 (3.76) | 101.0 (3.98) | 109.1 (4.30) | 126.9 (5.00) | 117.3 (4.62) | 133.7 (5.26) | 111.7 (4.40) | 115.4 (4.54) | 143.1 (5.63) | 159.6 (6.28) | 168.7 (6.64) | 142.8 (5.62) | 1,524.8 (60.03) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.0 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 162.9 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 1.0 cm) | 16.9 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5.9 | 15.3 | 63.0 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 82.3 | 78.1 | 72.5 | 70.1 | 70.8 | 72.1 | 72.3 | 75.5 | 79.7 | 82.0 | 83.6 | 83.8 | 76.9 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 68.2 | 101.7 | 142.6 | 165.0 | 223.2 | 234.0 | 279.0 | 251.1 | 186.0 | 120.9 | 72.0 | 65.1 | 1,908.8 |
| Source:Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service[33][34] | |||||||||||||
Some of the more unusual species that have been found in Ogulin includeEryngium amethystinum and thexerophyteAsplenium ceterach, found there on a botanical expedition in 1900.[35]
According to the 2011 census,Croats comprise 80.2% andSerbs 17.7% of the municipality population.[36] Serbs form a majority in many villages, most of them are upland.
The settlements in the municipality are (as of 2021):[37][4]
| population | 12927 | 14594 | 16154 | 18203 | 19172 | 19597 | 18542 | 20594 | 17488 | 18090 | 18315 | 17737 | 17012 | 16732 | 15054 | 13915 | 12246 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
In 1835, Ogulin was the seat of acompany. There were 538 houses, with a population of 5098, of which 3086Catholic and 2012Eastern Orthodox. These lived in 8 villages. Apart from Krmpote itself, these were: Ogulin,Sveti Petar,Hreljin,Vitunj,Gomirje,Vrbovsko,Jasenak andTuk. There was one Catholic and one Orthodox parish.[38]: 304
In 1895, theobćina of Ogulin, with an area of 211 square kilometres (81 mi2), belonged to thekotar of Ogulin (Ogulin court andelectoral district) in thežupanija ofModruš-Rieka (Ogulin high court and financial board). There were 1138 houses, with a population of 8216. Its 9 villages and 26 hamlets were divided for taxation purposes into 6porezne obćine, under the Ogulin office. In the 1,018 square kilometres (393 mi2) Ogulin kotar, there were a total of 6082 houses, with a population of 40,325. Its 92 villages and 263 hamlets were divided into 37porezne obćine. The kotar's only statistical market was in Ogulin. Ogulin kotar was divided into 9 općine. Besides itself:Dubrave,Generalski Stol,Gomirje,Josipdol,Modruš,Oštarije,Plaški,Tounj.[39]: iv, v
In 1910, the court of Ogulin encompassed an area of 1,195 square kilometres (461 mi2), with a population of 45,107. Ogulin had its owncadastral jurisdiction andbusiness court.[40]: xxxii
By early 1919, 4929 people had emigrated from Ogulin Kotar to theUnited States and 974 to other countries.[41]
| population | 3265 | 3543 | 4173 | 4327 | 4822 | 5362 | 5412 | 6456 | 5948 | 6707 | 7842 | 8641 | 9796 | 10525 | 8712 | 8216 | 7374 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Representatives of Ogulin at theSabor andSkupština:[f]
Representatives of Ogulinpukovnija at theSabor:
At the1920 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Constitutional Assembly election in Modruš-Rijeka County, Ogulin voted mainly for theDemocratic Party andCroatian Peoples' Peasant Party, though a significant number voted for theParty of Rights.[43]
| Year | Station | Voters | Electors | NRS | DSD | KPJ | HPSS | Independent | SS | HSP | HZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | I | 800 | 432 | 328 | |||||||
| II | 783 | 439 | 10 | 48 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 258 | 46 |
Ogulinkotar was subordinated toModruš-Rijeka County until 1922 when the latter was replaced withPrimorje-Krajina Oblast [sr], which was unpopular with mostCroats and was as a concession replaced in 1929 with theSava Banovina.[41]
At the time, Ogulin was divided into 10općine:Generalski Stol,Gomirje,Gornje Dubrave,Drežnica,Josipdol,Modruš, Ogulin,Oštarije,Plaški andTounj.[41]
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This church was built in 1781 in the middle of the town, in the Park of King Tomislav. Consecrated on June 1, 179, it reflects the spirit of the time with its pleasing external appearance and the richness of various sculptural decorations. The town of Ogulin celebrates September 14 as the fest day of its patron Saint of Extolling of the Cross.
Bernardin Frankopan, the son of Stjepan, and the founder of the town of Ogulin, erected a chapel in 16th century both for nobleman and ordinary people within the castle. It is devoted to St Bernardin. This chapel was the parish church from 1521 until the building of the church of St Cross in 1781. Today, only the altar has been preserved.
This chapel was built at the entrance to the town in the first half of 19th century as a votive church against cholera.
The Castle was built between 1493 and 1500[5] above the gorge of the River Dobra - Đula's abyss. The founder of the town was Bernardin Frankopan, one of the mightiest people of his time, and the feudal master of Modruš, Plaški, Vitunj, Tounj, Zvečaj, Bosiljevo, Novigrad and Dubovac. The Frankopans resided in the castle until 1533, when it was relinquished to the soldiers of theMilitary Frontier.[5]
It belongs to the period of Renaissance castles. The town walls surrounded the courtyard area on three sides, while on the fourth there was a three-storey building with towers at the sides.
The tower eventually came to serve as the jail of theSudbeni stol in Ogulin.[16]: 354
On 23 May 1941, the Ustaše raidedGornje Dubrave and carried away 29 of its residents, including the priest, railway workers, farmers, teachers and the innkeeper. Only a male and female teacher ever returned. The female teacher was raped in the Ogulin castle and was subsequently sent off to the Psychiatric Hospital "Sveti Ivan" inStenjevec.[16]: 353
From 28 May through 1 June, about 70 figures from Ogulin and the surrounding area were arrested and imprisoned in the tower. Some at their homes, but most at the market or returning from it. This was in connection with a visit of Lovre Sušić to Ogulin, ostensibly for his security. Those imprisoned included the following better-known Serbs: doctor Živanović, the priest Ilija Đurčić, professors Papjevski, Stanislav Kepljevski and Grga Hećimović, students Đuro Tatalović and Žarko Momčilović, retiredžupanijski podvornik Borojević, forest engineer Nestorović, forester Grozdanić, carpenters Đuro Tatalović and Milan Agbaba, surveyor Vlado Bijelić, store manager Bata Mićo Matijević, merchants Miloš Vuksan, Vladimir Bosnić, Ilija Ivošević, Nikola Manojlović and Vladimir Mrvoš, judge Marinko Đurić, Vlado Papić, Ivica Stošić and some others. Numerous first and second hand accounts survive.[16]: 353
The County Museum of Ogulin was opened in July 1967 in several of the Frankopan Castle halls that were being renovated and prepared between 1960 and 1967.[5] At the time of opening it hosted a collection of works related to the workers movement, andNOB, while today it is hosting collections of various kinds: collection of stone monuments, collection ofCroatian War of Independence, ethnographic collection, the memorial room of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (a renowned Croatian fairy-tale author), mountaineering, archaeological collection, Cell number 6, and an exhibition of the academic painter Stjepan Galetić born in Ogulin. The museum also collects objects related to old crafts and trades, old weaponry, old photographs, and the collection of postcards and greeting cards.[45]
Considering that the County Museum of Ogulin is the only museum in the entire area between the cities ofRijeka andKarlovac, it is the only institution that works on preserving the valuable cultural and historic heritage of that wider area, and as such its task is to collect, process, present and publish the historical and cultural works, documents, and other artistic artefacts from the area of Ogulin and its neighbouring areas.
The monument was erected in 1925, for the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Croatian kingdom. It stands in the Park of King Tomislav which was planned and arranged in the 18th century. The monument was made according to the design of the Slovenian architect Vitburg Meck, and was repaired in 1990.[46]
This classic building is also erected in the Park. It represents a memorial to the Ogulin aqueduct and was built by colonel Stevan Šuplikac from Ogulin in 1847. Water flowed from the spring through wooden tubes which were lately replaced by the clay, and in 1882 by the iron tubes. For Cesarovac source is connected and a legend. Water flows into the source, comes from a source located at the foot of the mountain Klek. And as on the mountain Klek lived a witch, so the water is magical. Legend says, that women who drink the water from the springs, will remain forever young. And men who drink water from springs, water will be captured to forever remain in this city, who you will fall in love with a woman from Ogulin, and by the end of life remain to live in Ogulin.
The local chapter of theHPS isHPD "Klek", which had 74 members in 1936 under the Franjo Steka presidency. At the time, it had aski section.[47] Membership fell to 48 in 1937.[48]: 247 In 1939, it was dormant and almost in liquidation.[49]: 260
The forestry offices of Ogulinsrez were in Ogulin, Drežnica and Jasenak.[50]
In the time of theBanovina of Croatia, Ogulin had a national hospital, a school clinic and a venereal hospice.[50]
In 1913, there were 8gendarmeries in Delnice kotar: Ogulin,Drežnica,Generalski Stol,Jasenak,Saborsko,Josipdol,Modruš andPlaški.[51]
In the school year of 1939–1940, there were 43 schools on the territory of Ogulin srez (9 in Ogulin plus a lowerreal school, separate female and maletrade schools, 8 in Plaški plusGrađanska škola, 5 in Drežnica, 3 in Generalski Stol, 2 in Gomirje, 4 in Gornje Dubrave, 5 in Josipdol, 3 in Modruš, 2 in Oštarije, 2 in Tounj),[50] with 105 teachers, of which 65 Catholic, 39 Orthodox and 1 other non-Muslim; there were 5647 students, of which 2999 Catholic and 2648 Orthodoxh. 1152 students obligated to attend did not, or 16.9% of the obligated population, which by national standards was very high.[52]
The town is connected viaA1 freeway and state roadD45. It also has a bus station and a train station onM202 railway.
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