Ozalj

Ozalj (pronounced [ôzaʎ], Hungarian: Ozaly, German: Wosail^[3] or Woseil^[4]) 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.

Ozalj
Town
Grad Ozalj Town of Ozalj
Ozalj Castle
Seal
Map of Ozalj municipality within Karlovac County
Ozalj Location of Ozalj within Croatia
Coordinates: 45.612908°N 15.477718°E / 45.612908; 15.477718
Country	Croatia
County	Karlovac County
Government
• Mayor	Gordana Lipšinić (Ind.)
Area [1]
• Town	179.4 km2 (69.3 sq mi)
• Urban	5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Town	5,837
• Density	33/km2 (84/sq mi)
• Urban	1,053
• Urban density	180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central European Time)
Website	ozalj.hr

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.

Population

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).^[5]

Town of Ozalj: Population trends 1857–2021

population	11780	13354	13610	14309	14126	14047	13574	14839	14769	14432	13125	11634	9744	9988	7932	6817	5837
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

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The administrative area of the Town consists of 96 smaller settlements, the full list of which is (population 2011):^[6]

• Badovinci, population 23
• Belinsko Selo, population 1
• Belošići, population 25
• Boševci, population 64
• Brašljevica, population 33
• Bratovanci, population 60
• Brezje Vivodinsko, population 8
• Breznik, population 6
• Brezovica Žumberačka, population 19
• Budim Vivodinski, population 15
• Bulići, population 2
• Cerje Vivodinsko, population 22
• Cvetišće, population 0
• Dančulovići, population 24
• Dojutrovica, population 37
• Doljani Žumberački, population 21
• Donji Lović, population 20
• Donji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski, population 47
• Dragoševci, population 7
• Dučići, population 21
• Durlinci, population 90
• Dvorišće Ozaljsko, population 49
• Dvorište Vivodinsko, population 27
• Ferenci, population 51
• Fratrovci Ozaljski, population 48
• Furjanići, population 32
• Galezova Draga, population 27
• Galin, population 4
• Goleši Žumberački, population 4
• Goli Vrh Ozaljski, population 6
• Gorniki Vivodinski, population 34
• Gornje Pokupje, population 160
• Gornji Lović, population 41
• Gornji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski, population 6
• Goršćaki Ozaljski, population 11
• Grandić Breg, population 37
• Grdun, population 136
• Gudalji, population 0
• Hodinci, population 31
• Hrastovica Vivodinska, population 0
• Ilovac, population 35
• Jaškovo, population 490
• Kamenci, population 0
• Kašt, population 45
• Keseri, population 5
• Kuljaji, population 11
• Kunčani, population 0
• Levkušje, population 194
• Liješće (Ozalj), population 37
• Lović Prekriški, population 72
• Lukšići Ozaljski, population 46
• Lukunić Draga, population 24
• Mali Erjavec, population 154
• Malinci, population 0
• Novaki Ozaljski, population 61
• Obrež Vivodinski, population 84
• Ozalj, population 1,181
• Pećarići, population 2
• Petruš Vrh, population 10
• Pilatovci [hr], population 22
• Podbrežje, population 321
• Podgraj, population 113
• Police Pirišće, population 81
• Polje Ozaljsko, population 267
• Popovići Žumberački, population 0
• Požun, population 35
• Radatovići, population 22
• Radina Vas, population 7
• Rajakovići, population 0
• Rujevo, population 11
• Sekulići, population 4
• Slapno, population 275
• Soldatići, population 20
• Sršići, population 6
• Stojavnica, population 26
• Svetice, population 21
• Svetičko Hrašće, population 127
• Šiljki, population 5
• Škaljevica, population 59
• Tomašnica, population 158
• Trešćerovac, population 84
• Trg, population 195
• Varaštovac, population 11
• Veliki Erjavec, population 13
• Vini Vrh, population 4
• Vivodina, population 87
• Vrbanska Draga, population 20
• Vrhovac, population 354
• Vrhovački Sopot, population 89
• Vrškovac, population 123
• Vuketić, population 22
• Vuksani, population 9
• Zajačko Selo, population 164
• Zaluka, population 34
• Zorkovac, population 209
• Zorkovac na Kupi, population 103
• Zorkovac Vivodinski, population 16

Notable people

• Juraj Križanić (1618–1683), earliest recorded pan-Slavist.
• Slava Raškaj (1877–1906), painter
• John Malkovich's paternal grandparents from Malkovići near Lović Prekriški
• Jelena Zrinski (1643–1703), countess

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. Krapf, Franz Philipp. 1844. Handbuch zur Zoll- und Staats-Monopols-Ordnung, vol. 2. Innsbruch: Verlag der Wagner'schen Buchhandlung, p. 242.
4. Lopašić, Radoslav. 1894. Urbaria lingua croatica conscripta. Hrvatski urbari. Zagreb: U knjižari Jugosl. akademije, p. 308.
5. "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.
6. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ozalj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

External links

• Official website