Moravice, Croatia
Moravice (formerly known as Komorske Moravice until 1919, thereafter as Srpske Moravice until 1991[3][4]) (Serbian Cyrillic: Моравице[1]) is a settlement in north-western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. It is part of the Vrbovsko municipality. The population is 664 (as of the 2011 census). [2]
Moravice
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Village | |
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  Moravice Location of Moravice in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′30″N 15°00′40″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Municipality | Vrbovsko |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 654 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Notable natives and residents
- Danilo Jakšić - 18th century Serb Orthodox bishop
- Slavko Kvaternik - one of the founders of the Ustaša movement, and a Nazi collaborator during the Second World War
- Pero Kvrgić - actor
- Đorđe Petrović - painter
- Vasilije Matić - forestry expert
- Đorđe Kangrga - musician
- Snježana Pejčić - Olympic athlete
References
- Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Moravice". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- (in Croatian) TZ Vrbovsko: Čogrljevo jezero Moravice: Na Lujzijani i željezničkoj pruzi prema Rijeci svega 8 km od Vrbovskog, nalaze se Moravice (do 1919 g. Komorske Moravice)
- (in Croatian) Eciklopedija Jugoslavije vol. 8, Zagreb: JLZ, 1971, p. 113
- Mužić Ivan; (2010) Vlasi u starijoj hrvatskoj historiografiji (in Croatian) p. 47; Povijesni prilozi, 39
- Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
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