Vukova Gorica

Vukova Gorica
Village
Vukova Gorica
Coordinates: 45°27′N15°20′E / 45.450°N 15.333°E / 45.450; 15.333
Country	Croatia
County	Karlovac County
Municipality	Netretić
Area [1]
• Total	2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	52
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Vukova Gorica is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D3 highway.

Name

It was recorded as Vukouagoritza on the 1673 map of Stjepan Glavač  [ hr ]. ^[3]

History

In 1544, Nikola Šubić Zrinski settled Catholics from Rmanj in the nearby Vukova Gorica, Prilišće and Rosopajnik. ^{[4] : 3}

After the Lujzijana was built, the Družtvo lujzinske ceste constructed an inn in Vukova Gorica together with a stable and a cistern. In 1874, the society would sell all its assets along the road, including those in Vukova Gorica. ^[5]

Politics

It is the seat of the Local Committee  [ hr ] of Vukova Gorica, encompassing itself and Račak. ^[6]

Notable residents

• Josip Boljkovac (1920-2014), former Croatian Minister of the Interior
• Ivan Šubašić (1892-1955), Ban of Croatian Banovina and short-time Prime Minister of Yugoslavia

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. Melem Hajdarović 2023
4. Strohal, Rudolf (1932). Grad i selo Severin u Gorskom Kotaru na Kupi[The Town and Village of Severin in Gorski Kotar on the Kupa] (in Croatian). Zagreb: Jugoslovenska štampa.
5. Družtvo lujzinske ceste (1874-07-25). "Oglas. Kr. pov. družtvo lujzinske ceste nakanilo je sve svoje vlastite medju Riekom i Karlovcem nuz lujzinsku cestu ležeće kuće i zemljište razprodati". Primorac (in Croatian). Vol. 2, no. 59. p. 4. ISSN   1333-7440.
6. DGU (2025). "Mjesna samouprava". Geoportal.dgu.hr (in Serbo-Croatian).

Bibliography

• Melem Hajdarović, Mihela (2023-06-14). "Glavačeva karta Hrvatske iz 1673. – njezini toponimi, geografski sadržaj i historijskogeografski kontekst" [Glavač’s map of Croatia from 1673: Its toponyms, geographical content, and historical-geographical context]. Studia lexicographica. 17 (32): 47–78. doi: 10.33604/sl.17.32.2 . eISSN   2459-5578.

Further reading

• Martinković (1854-04-10) [written 1854-03-14]. "Poziv od strane ureda c. kr. podžupani karlovačke nižepodpisani vojnoj dužnosti podvèrženi momci". Carsko kraljevske službene narodne novine (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. 20, no. 82. p. 217. ISSN   1333-5243.
• Podžupan (1859-07-27) [written 1859-06-14]. "Poziv". Carsko kraljevske službene narodne novine (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. 20, no. 170. pp. 433–434. ISSN   1333-5243.