Tomašnica

Tomašnica
Village
Tomašnica
Coordinates: 45°32′5″N15°28′1″E / 45.53472°N 15.46694°E / 45.53472; 15.46694
Country	Croatia
County	Karlovac County
Municipality	Ozalj
Area [1]
• Total	5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	138
• Density	27/km2 (70/sq mi)

Tomašnica is a small village in the Republic of Croatia, in Karlovac County. It is located on the left bank of the Dobra river in region called Gornje (Upper) Pokuplje, around 10 km from Karlovac in the direction of Netretić. It belongs to municipality of Ozalj; population 158 (census 2011). ^[3]

Population

Tomašnica has a population of 138 in 2021. ^[4]

Characteristics

Tomašnica is place of beautiful nature (hills, forests, vineyards, creeks and springs) and hospitable people. Tomašnica suffered a lot in World War II when 41 men died in war. Tomašnica is connected with the village Zadobarje by a wooden bridge. ^[5] People in Croatia and around Netretić are often called Brajci. In Tomašnica and that region of Croatia people talk with mixture of all three Croatian dialects and this mixed dialect is called brajski govor or govor ozaljskog književnog kruga. Many Tomaščani (people from Tomašnica) today live in Australia, Canada and some other countries in the world. They come back to Croatia during the summer to visit its fatherland.

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. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Town of Ozalj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
4. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/croatia/karlovac/ozalj/043158080__toma%C5%A1nica/
5. "Otvoren drveni most u Tomašnici: Ovaj most je melem na ranjenoj Dobri". Radio Mrežnica (in Croatian). 18 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2026.

Further reading

• CKHSGR (19 March 1855) [written 1855-02-16]. "Oglas od strane c. k. hèrv. slav. gruntovnicah ravnateljstva". Carsko kraljevske službene narodne novine (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. 21, no. 64. p. 190. ISSN   1333-5243.