Ribnik, Croatia

Ribnik
Municipality
Municipality of Ribnik Općina Ribnik
Map of Ribnik municipality within Karlovac County
Ribnik Location of Ribnik in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°34′31″N15°21′05″E / 45.5754°N 15.3514°E / 45.5754; 15.3514
Country	Croatia
Region	Continental Croatia
County	Karlovac County
Area [1]
•  Municipality	40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
• Urban	5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
•  Municipality	362
• Density	8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
•  Urban	98
• Urban density	18/km2 (45/sq mi)
Website	ribnik.hr

Ribnik Castle

Ribnik is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia.

History

Ribnik was mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in Ribnik and elsewhere. ^[3]

During the fortification of Karlovac in 1588, Ribnik was part of its supply chain, being counted together with Dubovac, Novigrad and Bosiljevo. Ozalj owed the same as all of these four. ^{[4] : 241} Each owed 6 carts of timber, ^{[5] : 246} and although there were complaints about the conduct of the soldiers stationed in Karlovac, the order was complied with. ^{[6] : 254}

Demographics

In the 2011 census, there were a total of 475 inhabitants in the municipality, 98.74% of whom are Croats, in the following settlements: ^{[7] [8]}

• Donja Stranica, population 2
• Drenovica Lipnička, population 7
• Gorica Lipnička, population 13
• Gornja Stranica, population 1
• Gornji Goli Vrh Lipnički, population 2
• Griče, population 63
• Jarnevići, population 33
• Jasenovica, population 25
• Lipnik, population 65
• Martinski Vrh, population 21
• Novaki Lipnički, population 16
• Obrh, population 7
• Ravnica, population 15
• Ribnik, population 113
• Skradsko Selo, population 25
• Sopčić Vrh, population 18
• Veselići, population 49

Governance

Judiciary

Karlovac was once the seat of the kotar court for an 1870 population of 53,148. In 1875, the kotar court of Karlovac was responsible for the općine: Karlovac city, Banija, Rečica, Draganić, Ozalj, Novigrad, Ribnik, Bosiljevo and Severin. ^{[9] : xi}

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. Tkalčić, Ivan Krstitelj (1894). "Communitate civitatis zagrabiensis accusante, congregatio generalis nobilium regni Slavoniae, nobilibus quibusdam interdicit, ne a mercatoribus zagrabiensis tributum pro merce cogant". Monumenta historica liberae regiae civitatis Zagrabiae, metropolis Regni Dalmatiae, Croatiae et Slavoniae (in Latin). Vol. II. p. 406. Stephanus, comes Segnie in tenutis suis, videlicet: sub castro Ozel, Lukowdol, Rybnyk, Kaysyth, Morawicza, Dehnycze, Loqua, Brood, Hrelyn, Verbowzko, Modrusse, Thowi, Grobnyk et Dubowecz
4. Šišić, Ferdo, ed. (1917-07-13) [written 1588-07-26]. "Zaključci hrvatsko-slavonskoga sabora sazvana u Zagreb za 24. jula". Hrvatski saborski spisi. Monumenta spectantia historiam Slavorum meridionalium (in Latin). Vol. XLI, IV. Zagreb. pp. 238–244.
5. Šišić, Ferdo, ed. (1917-07-13) [written 1589-05-29]. "Zaključci hrvatsko-slavonskoga sabora sazvana u Zagreb za 29. maja". Hrvatski saborski spisi. Monumenta spectantia historiam Slavorum meridionalium (in Latin). Vol. XLI, IV. Zagreb. pp. 245–252.
6. Šišić, Ferdo, ed. (1917-07-13) [written 1589-05-29]. "Odgovor hrvatskih staleža na predloge nadvojvode Karla". Hrvatski saborski spisi. Monumenta spectantia historiam Slavorum meridionalium (in Latin). Vol. XLI, IV. Zagreb. pp. 252–257.
7. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Ribnik". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
8. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Karlovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
9. Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1877). "Glavni pregled sudbenoga razdieljenja kraljevinah Hrvatske i Slavonije". Pregled političkoga i sudbenoga razdieljenja kraljevinah Hrvatske i Slavonije i uredjenja upravnih obćinah. Na temelju naredbe kr. hrv.-slav.-dalm. zem. vlade od 5. veljače 1875. broj 221 pr. i provedenoga zatim zaokruženja upravnih obćinah. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada, 🖶 Tiskara "Narodnih novinah". pp. IX–XIV.

45°34′32″N15°21′10″E / 45.57556°N 15.35278°E / 45.57556; 15.35278