Town in Central Croatia, Croatia
Ozalj [ a] is a town in centralCroatia , located north ofKarlovac and southwest ofJastrebarsko , on theKupa River. It is close toŽumberak in the north and the border withSlovenia in the northwest, withMetlika being the closest Slovenian town.
Ozalj Castle St.Vitus Church Grave ofSlava Raškaj The town was built on a cliff over the Kupa river and the first mention of it dates from 1244, as afree royal town . TheFrankopan family owned it since 1398, then it passed to theZrinski family in 1550, and it stayed theirs until 1671. The city commemorates 30 April as its day, in memory of the event in 1671 whenPetar Zrinski andFran Krsto Frankopan were executed.
The patron saint of the town isSt. Vitus , whose feast is celebrated on 15 June.
Munjara is theold hydroelectric plant . This plant has three 3.5 megawatt generators and was built between 1907 and 1908.
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 areCroats (census 2021).[ 6]
Town of Ozalj : Population trends 1857–2021
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The administrative area of the Town consists of 96 smaller settlements, the full list of which is (population 2021):[ 2] [ 7]
Badovinci , population 23Belinsko Selo , population 2Belošići , population 23Boševci , population 62Brašljevica , population 26Bratovanci , population 44Brezje Vivodinsko , population 6Breznik , population 5Brezovica Žumberačka , population 17Budim Vivodinski , population 10Bulići , population 3Cerje Vivodinsko , population 22Cvetišće , population 0Dančulovići , population 19Dojutrovica , population 28Doljani Žumberački , population 14Donji Lović , population 11Donji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski , population 45Dragoševci , population 9Dučići , population 29Durlinci , population 69Dvorišće Ozaljsko , population 39Dvorište Vivodinsko , population 22Ferenci , population 37Fratrovci Ozaljski , population 20Furjanići , population 29Galezova Draga , population 25Galin , population 0Goleši Žumberački , population 2Goli Vrh Ozaljski , population 6Gorniki Vivodinski , population 22Gornje Pokupje , population 150Gornji Lović , population 27Gornji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski , population 9Goršćaki Ozaljski , population 11Grandić Breg , population 37Grdun , population 118Gudalji , population 0Hodinci , population 29Hrastovica Vivodinska , population 0Ilovac , population 42Jaškovo , population 385Kamenci , population 0Kašt , population 32Keseri , population 1Kuljaji , population 6Kunčani , population 0Levkušje , population 171Liješće , population 28Lović Prekriški , population 47Lukšići Ozaljski , population 46Lukunić Draga , population 20Mali Erjavec , population 129Malinci , population 0Novaki Ozaljski , population 54Obrež Vivodinski , population 75Ozalj , population 1053Pećarići , population 0Petruš Vrh , population 5Pilatovci , population 19Podbrežje , population 258Podgraj , population 135Police Pirišće , population 74Polje Ozaljsko , population 221Popovići Žumberački , population 0Požun , population 34Radatovići , population 15Radina Vas , population 4Rajakovići , population 0Rujevo , population 10Sekulići , population 0Slapno , population 241Soldatići , population 15Sršići , population 3Stojavnica , population 21Svetice , population 17Svetičko Hrašće , population 108Šiljki , population 5Škaljevica , population 68Tomašnica , population 138Trešćerovac , population 18Trg , population 169Varaštovac , population 7Veliki Erjavec , population 11Vini Vrh , population 2Vivodina , population 75Vrbanska Draga , population 18Vrhovac , population 307Vrhovački Sopot , population 90Vrškovac , population 117Vuketić , population 16Vuksani , population 10Zajačko Selo , population 161Zaluka , population 18Zorkovac , population 193Zorkovac Vivodinski , population 14Zorkovac na Kupi , population 81Representatives of the Ozaljkotar at theCroatian Parliament :
Karlovac was once the seat of thekotar court for an 1870 population of 53,148. In 1875, the kotar court of Karlovac was responsible for theopćine : Karlovac city,Banija ,Rečica ,Draganić , Ozalj,Novigrad ,Ribnik ,Bosiljevo andSeverin .[ 9] : xi
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