Žuta Lokva
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| State : |
 Croatia
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| County : |
 Lika-Senj
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| Height : | 504 m. i. J. | ||
| Residents : | 37 (2001) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+385) 053 | ||
| Postal code : | 53 260 | ||
| License plate : | GS | ||
| Structure and administration | |||
| Community type : | Village | ||
| Mayor : | Ivan Lokmer ( HDZ ) | ||
Žuta lokva is a town in the county Senj , Croatia , 37 inhabitants. The village belongs to the large municipality of Brinje . In German, the place name means "yellow pond".
geography
Žuta Lokva is located in the north of the agricultural Lika , in the south-western part of the Brinje district. The municipality borders the villages of Melnice , Rapain Klanac , Prokike and Vrzići .
history
The place has been an important traffic junction since ancient times, connecting the continental inland via a salt road (later also known as the Josephine Road ) from Karlovac via Josipdol to Senj on the coast. Since 1780 there was also a postal connection there, which led to the headquarters of the Likaner Regiment in Gospić . Today there is a connection to the Autocesta A1 , the longest and most important motorway in Croatia, which connects the capital Zagreb with the port cities Zadar , Šibenik , Split and, since 2013, Ploče .