Tuk, Vrbovsko

Tuk, also known as Tuk Vrbovski or Tuk Gomirski, is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

Tuk Тук (Serbian)[1]
Village
Tuk
Coordinates: 45.379101°N 15.103097°E / 45.379101; 15.103097
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
City	Vrbovsko
Community	Vrbovsko
Area [2]
• Total	4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	47
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	51326
Area code	+385 051

Tuk

Tuk was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice storm.

Demographics

In 1890, Tuk had 27 houses and 187 people. They attended the school in Vrbovsko despite belonging to Gomirje parish. Despite being taxed by Vrbovsko, Tuk was administered by Gomirje.^[4]: 37

Village of Tuk: Population trends 1857–2021

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population			172	187	147	129	120	113	74	88	90	83	91	94	81	79	47
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Note:"Tuk Vrbovski" in 1880, then "Tuk Gomirski" from 1910 to 1971. In 1857 and 1869 its population was recorded under Vujnovići. In 2001 it was expanded by part of the area of Vrbovsko but part was transferred to Stubica. Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

In 1835, Tuk belonged to Ogulin. There were 6 houses, with a population of 49. Its residents were mostly Eastern Orthodox, but 7 were Catholic.^[5]: 305

Further reading

• Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1903). Političko i sudbeno razdieljenje i Repertorij prebivališta Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije po stanju od 1. travnja 1903. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada, 🖶 Kraljevska zemaljska tiskara.
• Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (May 1913). "Repertorij prebivališta po županijama, upravnim kotarima, gradovima, upravnim i poreznim općinama". Političko i sudbeno razdjeljenje i Repertorij prebivališta Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije po stanju od 1. siječnja 1913. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada, 🖶 Kraljevska zemaljska tiskara. pp. 1–126. Page 22.

Economy

In 2005, an annual pumpkin festival was founded in Vrbovsko by Gani Ramadani, an Albanian from North Macedonia who moved to Tuk but was told pumpkins would not do well in the climate.^[6][7] Ramadani died before the 17th festival,^[8] but pumpking growing caught on in Tuk and it is still locally known for its pumpkins.^[9][10]

Politics

As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the local committee [hr] of Vrbovsko.^[11]

History

On 29 May 1941, the Ustaše arrested 20 Serb and 7 Croat villagers from Jablan, Hajdine, Presika, Stubica and Tuk. All were imrpisoned for 8 to 30 days and then release, only to be recaptured shortly after release. Only Ivan Štiglić, Zvonko Matijević and Jovo Stipanović survived.^[12]: 355

In October 2006, a pack of wolves killed 6 sheep and 6 lambs belonging to Nikola Vujnović in Tuk. 6 months later, three wolves killed 10 and wounded 3.^[13]