History & culture of Karlovac
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History & culture of Karlovac
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
History
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
The Old Town Dubovac
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
The Milestone The City Hall
The War Museum The Old Wood Bridge
Monuments
Culture
Cultural buildings Zorin dom – The Town Theatre - raised in 1892 - the home of the first Croatian
singing quire “Zora”
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
The Music School – the oldest one in Croatia - 202 years old
Cultural buildings
Edison – the first cinema in the country, built in 1918
-today is the most popular club in our town
Cultural buildings
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
The Festival of Beer –set up in August - it lasts 10 days -the opening parade - the amusement park -the concerts
Manifestations
Traditional Town Birthday ball – on 13 th July - 432nd birthday of Karlovac in
2011 - on the main square
Manifestations
The Days of Nobility – 9 th to 25 th May - “medieval fights” - The Old Town of Dubovac
Manifestations
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
Nikola Tesla, the inventor of electricity, attended high school in Karlovac
Brothers Seljan-world famous explorers
Interesting things
A part of Michael Jackson’s music spot “Earth song” was made in Karlovac
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