Ogulin

Ogulin is a city in central Croatia, located on 323 meters above the sea. Administratively, the city is part of the Karlovac County. According to the census of 2011 living in the city 13,915 inhabitants, of which 80.2 % represent the Croats and 17.7% are Serbs. The closer the city of Ogulin counts 8,216 inhabitants.

Ogulin is located in the heart of Croatia, midway between Zagreb and Rijeka and in the tourist area between the Plitvice Lakes National Park in the south east, the wooded Gorski Kotar in the west and the northern Adriatic Sea, which is a little further west.

Geography

The area of ​​the municipality with its 24 settlements is 542.32 km ².

Ogulin is located at the foot of the mountain Klek. The canyon of the river Dobra draws on into the city, where the river continues to flow through a sinkhole called Đulin ponor (German Julia Ponor ) in the longest cave in Croatia with 16396 m Medvedica.

History

Ogulin was built around the fortress, which was built by the noble family Francopan the late 15th century. From the 16th century the town was further fortified in the Military Frontier. More intensive development can be observed in the 19th century, is chosen as the seat of the county Ogulin Modruš.

Sons and daughters

• Ivana Brlić - Mažuranić (1874-1938), a Croatian writer.
• Ante Pavić (* 1989), Croatian tennis player
• Ema Pukšec (1834-1889), opera singer, also known by the stage name Ilma De Murska
• Petar Stipetic ( born 1937 ), Croatian General

Monuments and Landmarks

• Đulin ponor
• Castle Frankopan
• Statue of Tomislav I, the first Croatian king