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LIKA – KARLOVAC
An area with a rich warrior past
The region of Lika – Karlovac is the largest
of all the regions that lead out to the Adriatic
Sea, and it is the biggest and the most sparsely
populated part of Croatia. In addition to crude
nature, the sparse population of this area has
been influenced by its turbulent history, and
frequent exposure to a number of wartime
devastations, especially in times of battle between
the Christian Europe and the Ottoman
Empire. Consequently, we can find relatively
few historical monuments here, and those
which survived are in large part related to the
rich military history.
This region consists of two Croatian counties - Lika-Senj
and Karlovac. The Lika-Senj County encompasses
the most historical province of Lika in
the mountainous area, the rugged and wild coastline
leaning on Lika, and the northern part of the
island of Pag. The Karlovac County also covers a
part of the Croatian mountains, but in most part it
comprises the historical province of Kordun and
Pokuplje in Pannonian Croatia. The warrior tradition
in this region is supported by the fact that its
largest city, Karlovac, was founded as a military
fortress, and the name of the historical province
Kordun comes from the French name for the area,
cordon militaire (Military Frontier).
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