Brod Moravice is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.

History

Brod Moravice was first mentioned in 1260. The rural municipality was founded in the 14th century.[3] Throughout history, it has also been known as Moravice, Gornje Moravice, Turanj and Brodske Moravice. The name was first recorded in one of Bela IV's documents in 1260. The first settlements appeared in Gorski kotar as early as the 10th or 11th centuries, due to the fact that routes to the coast passed through this area.[3]

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the municipality was the subject of numerous Turkish raids.

On 4 June 1657, as part of a delimitation between the possessions of the Zrinski family in Brod and those of the Frankapan family in Severin, a document was drawn up before a committee in Moravičke Drage consisting of baron Planker oberhautmann of Karlovac on behalf of Juraj IV Frankapan and Juraj Sili kapetan dvoranski and vicekapetan of Žumberak and Boltizar Babonosić prefect of Ozalj on behalf of Petar Zrinski. Those who gave testimony about the boundary were Martin Goljak (80), Matija Šnepergar (80), Mihajlo Šepec (80), Petar Butina (85), Petar Abramović (85), Lovro Crnković (85), Juraj Šnepergar (88), Juraj Podnar (90), Matija Goljak (90), Jakov Goršet (90), Jakov Butina (90) and Martin Blažević who claimed to be a centenarian and helped build the Turanj tower in Gornje Moravice when ordered by brothers Juraj and Nikola Zrinski.[4]: 6 

In 1860–1879, Matija Mažuranić wrote a 62 folio manuscript today titled Writings on the Building of Roads in Gorski Kotar and Lika (Croatian: Spisi o gradnji cesta u Gorskom Kotaru i Lici), today with signature HR-ZaNSK R 6424. A 21 folio manuscript dated 1872 titled Darstellung der Entstehung des Baues ... der Luisenstrasse togethr with a translation by I. Mikloušić is kept as HR-ZaNSK R 4572.[5]: 223 

The volunteer fire department DVD Brod Moravice was founded in 1912,[6] and is today part of the Požarno područje Gorski kotar IV. Its current commander is Goran Magdić.[7]

On 12 December 2017, a severe wind hit Brod Moravice, leaving it without electricity for several days and blocking traffic in the area.[8][9][10] This followed the ice storm and occurred during the Ips typographus epidemic in local forests.[11]

On 11 June 2019, hail up to 12 centimetres (4.7 in)[12] in diameter fell in Brod Moravice.[13][12]

Geography

The municipality, part of the historic and geographic large region of the Littoral, is located in the mountain range close to Croatian borders with Slovenia. It dists 65 km from Karlovac, 71 from Rijeka, 114 from Zagreb, 104 from Ljubljana and 144 from Trieste.

Demographics

In 1895, the obćina of Brod Moravice (court at Brod Moravice), with an area of 47 square kilometres (18 sq mi), belonged to the kotar of Delnice (Delnice court and electoral district) in the županija of Modruš-Rieka (Ogulin court and financial board). There were 330 houses, with a population of 2297. Its 22 villages and 33 hamlets were divided for taxation purposes into 2 porezne obćine, under the Delnice office.[14]: iv, v 

It is the smallest municipality by population, and the oldest one in its county.

The municipality is divided into 38 localities, included the town of Brod Moravice itself. In the 2011 census, there were a total of 985 inhabitants in the following settlements:[2][15]

By ethnicity, there were 96% Croats and 4% Italians in the same census.[16]

Municipality of Brod Moravice: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
2840
2866
2848
2919
2861
2823
2622
2555
2152
2220
2105
1855
1444
1196
985
866
663
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Note:Split from the old Delnice općina Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications
Town of Brod Moravice: Population trends 1857–2021
v
population
467
501
497
517
499
456
415
411
351
393
452
421
408
443
408
358
270
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Note:"Brod-Moravice" until 1971. Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Governance

On 1 July 1893, Skrad obćina was divided into Skrad with tax districts Bukov Vrh and Divjake, and Brod-Moravice with tax districts Brod-Moravice and Završje.[17]: 209 

Sports

Beginning in 2013,[18] the 7 stage 260 kilometres (160 mi) long Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar (Croatian: Goranska biciklistička transverzala) passes through Brod Moravice.[19]

In 1913, there were three gendarmeries in Delnice kotar: one in Delnice itself, one in Brod Moravice and one in Fužine.[20]

Attractions

The municipality counts lot of ancient church buildings.[3] It is also a receptive place for tourism due to its natural environment.[21]

The 600 metres (2,000 ft) long linden avenue was planted at the beginning of the 20th century.[22]

Infrastructure

Brod Moravice has an infirmary[23]

Transport

Brod Moravice is crossed by the state road D3 and the nearest motorway is the A6 (nearest exit is the n.3 "Ravna Gora"). As for railways, it counts a station on the line Rijeka-Ogulin-Karlovac-Zagreb.

  • Sv. Nikole church.
    Sv. Nikole church.
  • Houses on Delači street.
    Houses on Delači street.
  • Kolodvorska street.
    Kolodvorska street.
  • Brod Moravice railway station
    Brod Moravice railway station

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ a b c History of Brod Moravice
  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. ^ Jurić, Šime (1980-11-20). "Rukopisna građa u Nacionalnoj i sveučilišnoj biblioteci u Zagrebu koja se tiče Istre, kvarnerskih otoka, Hrvatskog primorja, podgorja i Gorskog kotara". Vjesnik historijskih arhiva u Rijeci i Pazinu (in Croatian) (23): 215–223. ISSN 0351-0891.
  6. ^ Jagodin, Nikola; Runjić, Vedran (2022). "Popis vatrogasnih organizacija s datumima osnivanja" [List of Firefighting Organisations with Date of Founding]. Muzej hrvatskog vatrogastva (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2023-01-30.
  7. ^ n.s. (2015–2025). "Požarno područje Gorski kotar IV - BROD MORAVICE / SKRAD". Vatrogasna zajednica Primorsko-goranske županije. Archived from the original on 2025-03-29.
  8. ^ RiMeteo (2017-12-12). "ELEMENTARNA NEPOGODA: Zabrana prometa na pojedinim dionicama kroz Gorski kotar, mnoga mjesta bez struje". RIMETEO Portal. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22.
  9. ^ Tatar, Nensi (2017-12-12). "Nevrijeme poharalo Gorski Kotar: Vrbovščanska osnovna škola ostala bez krova". Gorske novosti.
  10. ^ Sekulić, Mario (2017-12-12). "Severe wind: Brod Moravice". European Severe Weather Database.
  11. ^ Tatar, Nensi (2017-12-19). "TREĆA ELEMENTARNA NEPOGODA KOJA JE U KRATKOM VREMENSKOM RAZDOBLJU ZADESILA GORSKI KOTAR IZAZVALA OGROMNE ŠTETE: Nakon ledoloma i smrekovog potkornjaka olujno jugo uništilo desetke tisuća kubika uglavnom crnogorične šume". Gorske novosti (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2018-03-17.
  12. ^ a b Sekulić, Mario (2023-04-06). "Large hail: Delnice". European Severe Weather Database.
  13. ^ Šterpin, Alan (2019-06-11). "Tuča veličine šake pogodila Brod Moravice, obilni pljuskovi navečer i u središnjoj Hrvatskoj". Neverin.hr. Event occurs at 20:39. Archived from the original on 2019-06-19.
  14. ^ Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1895). "Glavni pregled područja županija, upravnih kotara i obćina, sudbenih stolova, sudbenih kotara, financijalnih ravnateljstva, poreznih ureda i izbornih kotara". 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. I–XXVII.
  15. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Brod Moravice". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  16. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: Brod Moravice". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  17. ^ Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1895). "Promjene u polit. razdiobi kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije od 31. svibnja 1892 do 31. svibnja 1895.". 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. 207–216.
  18. ^ Krmpotić, Marinko (2013-11-21). "Gorski kotar Bike: Goranska biciklistička transverzala duga 260 km". Novi list. ISSN 0350-4301. Archived from the original on 2025-03-28.
  19. ^ n.s. (2020). "Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar stages". Gorski kotar Bike.
  20. ^ Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (May 1913). "Razmještaj Kr. oružništva u Kraljevinama Hrvatskoj i Slavoniji". 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. XXXIV–XXXV.
  21. ^ (in Croatian) Tourist infos about Brod Moravice Archived August 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ Vahtar-Jurković, Koraljka; Obad Šćitaroci, Mladen (2017-12-31). "Pejsažno i perivojno naslijeđe Gorskoga kotara" [Landscape and Park Heritage of Gorski Kotar]. Prostor: Znanstveni časopis za arhitekturu i urbanizam (in Croatian). 25 (2): 328–341. doi:10.31522/p.25.2(54).11.
  23. ^ Urednik (n.d.). "Obiteljska medicina: Josip Skender, dr. med., specijalist obiteljske medicine – Brod Moravice". Dom zdravlja Primorsko-goranske županije.

Further reading

  • Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Brod Moravice". Hrvatska enciklopedija (online ed.). Archived from the original on 2023-12-28.

History

  • Jurković, Viktor (1969). Brod-Moravice: 150-godišnjica osnovne škole, 1818 – 1968, 100-godišnjica školske zgrade, 1869 – 1969. Brod Moravice: Osnovna škola Brod-Moravice.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gornje_Moravice
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