Drežnica, Croatia

Drežnica is a village in Croatia near the town of Ogulin. During the SFR Yugoslavia era, it was known as Partizanska Drežnica due to the village having a Yugoslav Partisan base during the Second World War.

Drežnica
Village
The Serbian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos
The Serbian Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos
Drežnica is located in Croatia
Drežnica
Drežnica
Coordinates: 45.13629°N 15.09041°E / 45.13629; 15.09041
Country Croatia
CountyKarlovac
Area
[1]
 • Total138.8 km2 (53.6 sq mi)
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total356
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
47313 Drežnica
Area code+385 047

History

Serbs migrated to Drežnica in the 17th century. In 1827, there was a parish at the Gomirje Monastery, served by Fr. Simeon Radulović. In 1842, an Orthodox church called the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos was built. During World War II, it was burned, but it has since been restored. Mijat Stojanović wrote that the landscape in Drežnica is "very rocky, but there is beautiful forest and fertile land."

During World War II in Drežnica, there was a strong People's Liberation Movement with the headquarters of the General Staff of Croatia and Partisan hospital no. 7 established in 1942. People from Kordun, Banija, Lika, Žumberak and Slovenia were treated there. There is a memorial ossuary located there today as during the war, Drežnica had over 1000 casualties.

Population

According to the 2011 census, Drežnica had 516 inhabitants.[3]

Notable people
  • NBA player Pete Maravich's paternal grandparents immigrated from Drežnica to the United States.[4]

References
  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Drežnica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. Politika (4 January 2018). "Velikan NBA srpskog porekla" (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 June 2020.


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