Otočac

Otočac

coat of arms

Coordinates: 44 ° 52 ′ 11 ″ N , 15 ° 14 ′ 14 ″ E

Basic data

State :

Croatia

County :

Lika-Senj

Height :

459 m. i. J.

Area :

565.30 km²

Residents :

9,778 (2011)

Population density :

17 inhabitants per km²

Telephone code :

(+385) 053

Postal code :

53 220

License plate :

GS

Structure and administration
(status: 2013, cf. )

Community type :

city

Mayor :

Stjepan Kostelac (independent)

Postal address :

Kralja Zvonimira 10
53220 Otočac

Website :

www.otocac.hr

Downtown Otočac

Otočac [ ˈɔtɔːtʃats ] ( Hungarian : Otocsán ; German : Ottocan , Italian : Ottocio ) is a town in the Lika region , Croatia . It is the seat of the large community of the same name.

history

Fortica (Ital .: Fortezza) Otočac was a fortress in the 17th century in the system of the Habsburg military border . One of the commanders was Andree Bernhardin von Oberburg .

Geographical location

Otočac is located on the Gacka River , in the western part of the Gacka karst field (Croatian: Gacko polje ) between the Velebit Mountains and the Mala Kapela , at an altitude of 459 meters. The city is located southeast of Senj , northwest of Gospić and west of the Plitvice Lakes .

The city itself is divided into a lower town and an upper town.

Demographics

The city had 4,240 inhabitants in 2011. 9,778 people live in the large community of the same name. Of these, 91.18% are Croats and 7.25% Serbs . In 1991 there were still 24,779 inhabitants in the municipality, 65% of them Croatians and 32% Serbs. The Croatians in Otočac speak the Čakavian dialect of the Croatian language, the Bunjewatzen the Štokavian dialect of Croatian. The majority of Serbian villages are Gorići and Staro Selo .

Cities and villages in the larger municipality

tourism

The Gacka River is popular with anglers because of its abundance of trout . There is a smaller sports airfield. The Bezdanjača cave system on Vatinovac Mountain and the Velebit Bioreserve are attractive destinations in the region .

photos

Otočac - town center
Holy Trinity Church
Building damaged in the Croatian war
The monument of Žikmund (Sigismund) Frankopan, lord of the city in the 15th century
Otočan border guards, 18th century
Fortica fortress, ruins of the above town
Douglas DC-3 at the former Otočac Airport
Monument to the Croatian fallen soldiers of the Croatian War in the city park