Moravice, Croatia
Moravice (formerly known as Komorske Moravice until 1919, thereafter as Srpske Moravice until 1991) (Serbian Cyrillic: Моравице) is a settlement in north-western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. It is part of the Vrbovsko municipality. The population is 664 (as of the 2011 census).
History
The Serbs were settled in Moravice 1585 on the proposal general of Karlovac Josip Turn. Vlachs were Slavic shepherds or foreigners who were settled through Statuta Vlachorum on this territory.
Demographics
Village of Moravice: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 477 | 638 | 131 | 349 | 515 | 773 | 832 | 1241 | 734 | 974 | 916 | 956 | 814 | 841 | 797 | 664 | 509 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Notable natives and residents
- Danilo Jakšić - 18th century Serb Orthodox bishop
- Slavko Kvaternik - one of the founders of the Ustaša movement, and a Nazi collaborator during the Second World War
- Dido Kvaternik - a senior military official of the Ustaša movement, and a Nazi collaborator during the Second World War
- Pero Kvrgić - actor
- Đorđe Petrović - painter
- Vasilije Matić - forestry expert
- Đorđe Kangrga - musician
- Snježana Pejčić - Olympic athlete
Gallery
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Sv. Georgija church art. -
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Plaque dedicated to Bishop of Gornji Karlovac Danilo Jakšić.
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ (in Croatian) TZ Vrbovsko: Čogrljevo jezero Moravice: Na Lujzijani i željezničkoj pruzi prema Rijeci svega 8 km od Vrbovskog, nalaze se Moravice (do 1919 g. Komorske Moravice)
- ^ (in Croatian) Eciklopedija Jugoslavije vol. 8, Zagreb: JLZ, 1971, p. 113
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Moravice". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Mužić Ivan; (2010) Vlasi u starijoj hrvatskoj historiografiji (in Croatian) p. 47; Povijesni prilozi, 39
