Ogulin

Ogulin Ogulin (Croatia)
County	Karlovac
Location	45.26° N 15.23° E
Mayor	Nikola Magdić (HDZ)
Surface (km²)	542 km²
Population (2001)	15,054 (municipality)
Time zone (UTC)	UTC+1 Central European Time

Image of Ogulin municipality within Karlovac County

Ogulin is a town in north-western Croatia, Karlovac county, population 8,712 (2001), total municipality population 15,054 (2001). Ogulin has many historical spots such as Kula, the stone castle, and the tall mountain nearby called Klek. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2631x2170, 462 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Osijek Slavonski Brod Slatina, Croatia Virovitica Split Rijeka Čakovec Solin Gospić Bjelovar Bilje User:Elephantus/Test... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Karlovac county - Karlovačka županija is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... The Croatian Democratic Union (Croatian: Hrvatska Demokratska Zajednica, HDZ), is a Croatian political party. ... An open surface with X-, Y-, and Z-contours shown. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... ... ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing summer time Central European Time (CET) is one of the names of the time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Karlovac county - Karlovačka županija is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. ... Klek can refer to: Klek, a village in Serbia. ...

History

Ogulin's history dates back to the 15th century, where it struggled against the Ottoman Turks. In 1493, Bernardin Frankopan built the famous stone castle on Klek mountain. In the 16th century, it became a military stronghold against the Ottomans. The Ottoman Turks were the ethnic subdivision of the Turkish people who dominated the ruling class of the Ottoman Empire. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Frankopans are a Croatian-Dalmatian noble family. ...

During the Croatian war of independence the town was successfully defended from the rebel Serbs by the 143rd Brigade. The town's local holiday is the Glorification of the Holy Cross on September 14. Combatants Croatian Army Paramilitary organisations Republic of Serb Krajina Army Yugoslav Peoples Army Paramilitary organisations Commanders Franjo Tuđman (President of Croatia) Anton Tus (Chief of Staff of Croatian Army 1991-1992) Janko Bobetko (Chief of Staff of Croatian Army 1992-1995) Atif Dudakovic (Commander of fifth Korps of...

Geography

The Dobra River runs through town. The Dobra is the currency currently in use in the west African island country of Sao Tome and Principe. ...

• Elevation: 323m (1060ft) above sea level
• Latitude: 450° 15' 59"
• Longitude:150° 13' 44"

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Croats compromise 75,7% and Serbs 20,7% of the municipality population. Serbs form a majority in the villages of Drežnica, Jasenak, Potok Musulinski and some others.

Towns and Villages in Municipality

Notable people

• Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić writer
• Josip Magdic soccer player
• Ema Pukšec also known as Ilma De Murska, famous opera singer
• Petar Stipetić general

Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874-1938) ranks among the top Croatian writers. ... Josip Magdic (born ???) is an football (soccer) player. ... Ema PukÅ¡ec (1834-1889), also known as Ilma De Murska, was a famous 19th century opera singer from Croatia. ...

External links

• Ogulin official site
• Blog site about Ogulin
• Another blog site about Ogulin
• Blog site about Handball school Ogulin
• Blog site about Ogulin wireless network
• Tourist agency "Domaći" Ogulin

Coordinates: 45°26′N, 15°23′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...