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History & culture of Karlovac
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Karlovac is located in central Croatia It is just 56 kilometeres from our main city
ZagrebThe town is famous for his renaissance history
and monuments It was known as a military fortres in history Population – 60 000
About Karlovac
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History
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The first settlement in the regionFounded beetwen 10-13 centuryFirst rulers were the Babonić family and
Stjepan Frankopan Turkish army attacked Dubovac the day
before the begining of the construction of Karlovac
The old town of Dubovac
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The Old Town Dubovac
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The construction started on 13 th July 1579 as a military fortress
It was constructed in the form of a six pointed starIdeal renaissance cityNamed after Karl von Habsburg, its constuctorIt lies on the banks of 4 rivers : the Korana, the
Mrežnica, the Kupa and the DobraIn 1776 the town was proclaimed The Free Royal
TownIt was the crossroad of 3 main roads : the
Josephine, the Caroline, the Luisiana
The birth of Karlovac on four rivers
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The Milestone The City Hall
The War Museum The Old Wood Bridge
Monuments
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Culture
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Cultural buildings Zorin dom – The Town Theatre - raised in 1892 - the home of the first Croatian
singing quire “Zora”
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The Town Museum –former country house of the ruling family Frankopan -the oldest palace in the old
center built in the beging of 17 C. - became a museum on 18 th December 1904 - built on the riuns of the
Roman settlement
Cultural buildings
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The Music School – the oldest one in Croatia - 202 years old
Cultural buildings
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Edison – the first cinema in the country, built in 1918
-today is the most popular club in our town
Cultural buildings
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The Holy Trinity Parish 1579- the church was given to
the Franciscans when they came in
town - after the fire in 1692
the churche was restored in a
Baroque style
Cultural buildings
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The Festival of Beer –set up in August - it lasts 10 days -the opening parade - the amusement park -the concerts
Manifestations
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Traditional Town Birthday ball – on 13 th July - 432nd birthday of Karlovac in
2011 - on the main square
Manifestations
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The Days of Nobility – 9 th to 25 th May - “medieval fights” - The Old Town of Dubovac
Manifestations
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The most popular sport in town is basketball In 1970 –The Basketball World ChampionshipIn 1975 –The European Basketball
ChampionshipIn 2003 – The Women World Handball
Championship
Sport
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Nikola Tesla, the inventor of electricity, attended high school in Karlovac
Brothers Seljan-world famous explorers
Interesting things
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A part of Michael Jackson’s music spot “Earth song” was made in Karlovac
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The End