Brod Moravice Explained

Official Name:Brod Moravice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Coordinates:45.46°N 14.97°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Gorski Kotar
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Dragutin Crnković
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:62.0
Area Urban Km2:3.4
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:663
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:270
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Brod Moravice is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.

History

Brod Moravice was first mentioned in 1260. The rural municipality was founded in the 14th century.[2] Throughout history, it has also been known as Moravice, Gornje Moravice, Turanj and Brodske Moravice. The name was first recorded in one of Bela IV's documents in 1260. The first settlements appeared in Gorski kotar as early as the 10th or 11th centuries, due to the fact that routes to the coast passed through this area.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the municipality was the subject of numerous Turkish raids.

Geography

The municipality, part of the historic and geographic large region of the Littoral, is located in the mountain range close to Croatian borders with Slovenia. It dists 65 km from Karlovac, 71 from Rijeka, 114 from Zagreb, 104 from Ljubljana and 144 from Trieste.

Population

It is the smallest municipality by population, and the oldest one in its county.

The municipality is divided into 38 localities, included the town of Brod Moravice itself. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 985 inhabitants in the following settlements:

By ethnicity, there were 96% Croats and 4% Italians in the same census.

Main sights

The municipality counts lot of ancient church buildings. It is also a receptive place for tourism due to its natural environment.[3]

Transport

Brod Moravice is crossed by the state road D3 and the nearest motorway is the A6 (nearest exit is the n.3 "Ravna Gora"). As for railways, it counts a station on the line Rijeka-Ogulin-Karlovac-Zagreb.

External links

Notes and References

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  2. https://www.brodmoravice.hr/history.html History of Brod Moravice
  3. Tourist infos about Brod Moravice