Tuk, Vrbovsko

Tuk Тук (Serbian) [1]
Village
Tuk
Coordinates: 45°22′45″N15°06′11″E / 45.379101°N 15.103097°E / 45.379101; 15.103097
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
City	Vrbovsko
Community	Vrbovsko
Area [2]
• Total	4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	47
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	51326
Area code	+385 051

Tuk, also known as Tuk Vrbovski or Tuk Gomirski, is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

Tuk

Tuk was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice storm.

Demographics

In 1890, Tuk had 27 houses and 187 people. They attended the school in Vrbovsko despite belonging to Gomirje parish. Despite being taxed by Vrbovsko, Tuk was administered by Gomirje. ^{[4] : 37}

Village of Tuk: Population trends 1857–2021

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population			172	187	147	129	120	113	74	88	90	83	91	94	81	79	47
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Note:"Tuk Vrbovski" in 1880, then "Tuk Gomirski" from 1910 to 1971. In 1857 and 1869 its population was recorded under Vujnovići. In 2001 it was expanded by part of the area of Vrbovsko but part was transferred to Stubica. Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

In 1835, Tuk belonged to Ogulin. There were 6 houses, with a population of 49. Its residents were mostly Eastern Orthodox, but 7 were Catholic. ^{[5] : 305}

Further reading

• Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1903). Političko i sudbeno razdieljenje i Repertorij prebivališta Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije po stanju od 1. travnja 1903. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada, 🖶 Kraljevska zemaljska tiskara.
• Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (May 1913). "Repertorij prebivališta po županijama, upravnim kotarima, gradovima, upravnim i poreznim općinama". Političko i sudbeno razdjeljenje i Repertorij prebivališta Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije po stanju od 1. siječnja 1913. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada, 🖶 Kraljevska zemaljska tiskara. pp. 1–126. Page 22.

Economy

In 2005, an annual pumpkin festival was founded in Vrbovsko by Gani Ramadani, an Albanian from North Macedonia who moved to Tuk but was told pumpkins would not do well in the climate. ^{[6] [7]} Ramadani died before the 17th festival, ^[8] but pumpking growing caught on in Tuk and it is still locally known for its pumpkins. ^{[9] [10]}

Politics

As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the local committee  [ hr ] of Vrbovsko. ^[11]

History

On 29 May 1941, the Ustaše arrested 20 Serb and 7 Croat villagers from Jablan, Hajdine, Presika, Stubica and Tuk. All were imprisoned for 8 to 30 days and then released, only to be recaptured shortly after release. Only Ivan Štiglić, Zvonko Matijević and Jovo Stipanović survived. ^{[12] : 355}

In October 2006, a pack of wolves killed 6 sheep and 6 lambs belonging to Nikola Vujnović in Tuk. 6 months later, three wolves killed 10 and wounded 3. ^[13]

References

1. Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
2. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
4. Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1895). "Repertorij prebivališta po županijah, kotarih, upravnih i poreznih obćinah". Političko i sudbeno razdieljenje kralj. Hrvatske i Slavonije i Repertorij prebivališta po stanju od 31. svibnja 1895. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada. pp. 1–206.
5. Fras, Franz Julius (1835). "Oguliner-Kompagnie" [Ogulin Company]. Vollständige Topographie der Karlstädter-Militärgrenze mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die Beschreibung der Schlösser, Ruinen, Inscriptionen und andern dergleichen Ueberbleibseln von Antiquitäten: nach Anschauung und aus den zuverlässigsten Quellen dargestellt für reisende, und zur Förderung der Vaterlandsliebe (in German). Zagreb: Franz Suppan. pp. 304–307.
6. Seifert, Andrea (2017-07-28). "From Kitchens to Pumpkins - OPG Kate and Master Gani's Paradise". Taste of Adriatic. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09.
7. Extravagant (2021-10-09). "Ovog vikenda – Vrbovsko je "place to be"". Extravagant.com.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2021-12-09.
8. Tatar, Nensi (2021-10-09). "PRVI DAN NAJVEĆEG DOGAĐANJA U GORSKOM KOTARU: Bundevijada okupila više od 60 izlagače uz nastup brojnih glazbenih i plesnih izvođača". Gorske novosti. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23.
9. Tatar, Nensi (2018-09-25). "U VRBOVŠČANSKOM NASELJU TUK: Bundevijada u dvorištu Dragice Pavlović". Gorske novosti (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2020-10-26.
10. Tatar, Nensi (2019-09-13). "I OVE GODINE UOČI "BUNDEVIJADE": Poljoprivrednica Dragica Pavlović u naselju Tuk priredila prigodnu izložbu". Gorske novosti (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2020-09-24.
11. Medved, Slavko (2008-03-14). "Statut Grada Vrbovskog (pročišćeni tekst)". Službene novine: Službeno glasilo Primorsko-goranske županije. Vol. 16, no. 8.
12. Škiljan, Filip (2011-12-01). "Teror ustaškog režima nad srpskim stanovništvom na području kotareva Vrbovsko, Delnice i Ogulin u proljeće i ljeto 1941. godine" [Terror of the Ustasha Regime against the Serbian Population in the Territory of the Vrbovsko, Delnice and Ogulin Districts in the Spring and Summer 1941]. Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu: Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (in Croatian). 43 (1): 343–372. eISSN   1849-0344.
13. Tatar, Nensi (2011-08-17). "Protesti u Mrkoplju aktualizirao suživot ljudi i velikih zvjeri: Nekada su napadi bili žešći a ljudi tolerantniji". Gorske novosti.

Bibliography

• Korenčić, Mirko (1979). Naselja i stanovništvo Socijalističke Republike Hrvatske (1857–1971)[Villages and Population of the Socialist Republic of Croatia (1857–1971)]. Djela Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. 54.