Karlovac County Explained

Karlovac County
Native Name:Karlovačka županija
Native Name Lang:hr
Settlement Type:County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Croatia
Seat Type:County seat
Seat:Karlovac
Leader Title:Župan
Leader Name:Martina Furdek-Hajdin
Leader Party:HDZ
Area Total Km2:3626
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:128899
Population Density Km2:auto
Iso Code:HR-04
Blank Name Sec1:HDI (2019)
Blank Info Sec1:0.823[1]
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Website:http://www.kazup.hr/
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:047

Karlovac County (Croatian: Karlovačka [[županija]]) is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac. It borders Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia.

The city of Karlovac is a fort from the times of the Military Frontier. It was built as a six-side star fort in the 16th century at the point of confluence of four rivers. The town blossomed in the 18th and 19th century after being made a free town, with the development of roads between Pannonian Basin to the Adriatic Sea, and waterways along the Kupa river. The city is making use of its crucial geostrategic point in Croatia.

The county itself extends towards the north to the water springs of Jamnica, and towards the south all the way down to the mountainous regions of Gorski Kotar and Lika, in particular to the Bjelolasica mountain which features the largest winter sport recreation center in the country.

County day is celebrated on the 25 April.[2] Patron saint of the County is Saint Joseph, who is also patron of Karlovac.[2]

Administrative division

Karlovac County is divided:

Demographics

As of the 2011 census, the county had 128,899 residents. The population density is 36 people per km2.

Ethnic Croats form the majority with 86.1% of the population, followed by Serbs at 10.4%.[3]

County government

The current Prefect of Karlovac County is Martina Furdek-Hajdin (HDZ).[4]

The county assembly is composed of 37 representatives from the following political parties:

Political partySeats wonGovernment
Croatian Democratic Union
Social Democratic Party of Croatia
Homeland Movement
We Can!
Croatian Social Liberal Party
New Left

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2021-07-19.
  2. Web site: U Josipovu svetištu obilježen Dan Karlovačke županije. hr. ika.hkm.hr. Day of Karlovac County celebrated in Joseph's sanctuary. Informative Catholic Agency. 25 April 2024.
  3. Web site: Stanovništvo prema narodnosti po gradovima/općinama, Popis 2011. . . 4 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Županica.