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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