Slunj

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Slunj
County	Karlovac
Area	392 km²
Population (2001)	6.096
Mayor	Ivan Bogović

Slunj (archaic Croatian: Slovin grad, German: Sluin, Hungarian: Szluin) is a town in the mountainous part of Croatia, located along the very important north-south route to the Adriatic Sea between Karlovac and the Plitvice Lakes, on the meeting of the rivers Korana and Slunjčica (also called Slušnica by local people). It has a population of 1,776, with a total of 6,090 people in the municipality (2001) and is the centre of the region of Kordun.

Contents 1 Demographics 2 Demographic history 3 History 4 Gallery 5 Towns and villages in the Slunj municipality 6 Twinnings 7 External links

[edit] Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Municipality of Slunj has the following ethnic breakdown:

Ethnic group	Number	Percentage
Croats	5,305	87.0%
Serbs	575	9,4%

[edit] Demographic history

According to the 1910 Austro-Hungarian census, the Slunj district had some 46360 inhabitants,[1].

Ethnic group	Number	Percentage
Croats	21655	46.7%
Serbs	24652	53.2%

[edit] History

Old fortification of the Frankopans, built during the wars against the Turks]] Slunj was first mentioned in the 12th century. The old fort was property of the Frankopan family since the 15th century, joined by an old Franciscan monastery from the same period. In the 16th century the town was ravaged by the Ottoman wars and turned into a military outpost of the Military Frontier, but by the end of the 17th century the settlement was rebuilt into the Slunj as it exists today.

Slunj is famous for its little waterfalls and the well-preserved corn mills (dating back to the 18th century) in the picturesque lower part of the town, called Rastoke (referring to the branching of the rivers).

[edit] Gallery

Town centre of Slunj	In front of the "Buk" warehouse	Park in the town center	Warehouse from napoleonic times
Ruins of the old fortification of the Frankopans, built during the wars against the Ottoman Empire	Waterfall in Rastoke	Waterfalls in Rastoke	Road bridge in Slunj
Korana Canyon in Donje Taborište

[edit] Towns and villages in the Slunj municipality

Arapovac Bandino Selo Blagaj Bukovac Perjasički Crno Vrelo Cvitovac Čemerovac Donja Glina Donja Visočka Donje Primišlje

Donje Taborište Donji Cerovac Donji Furjan Donji Kremen Donji Lađevac Donji Nikšć Donji Poloj Donji Popovac Dubrave Glinsko Vrelo

Gornja Glina Gornja Visočka Gornje Primišlje Gornje Taborište Gornji Cerovac Gornji Kremen Gornji Lađevac Gornji Nikšić Gornji Popovac

Grobnik Jame Klanac Perjasički Kosa Kosijer Selo Kutanja Kuzma Perjasička Lađevačko Selište Lapovac Lumbardenik

Mali Vuković Marindolsko Brdo Miljevac Pavlovac Podmelnica Polje Primišlje Rastoke Salopek Luke

Sastavak Slunjčica Slunjsko Novo Selo Snos Sparednjak Stojmerić Šlivnjak Točak Tržić Primišljanski Veljun

Veljunska Glina Veljunski Ponorac Videković Selo Zapoljak Zečev Varoš

[edit] Twinnings

• Castel San Giovanni, Italy

[edit] External links

• Slunj, official webpages
• Slunj tourist board

Cities and Municipalities of Karlovac county
Cities and towns: Karlovac | Ogulin | Ozalj | Slunj | Duga Resa Municipalities: Barlilović | Bosiljevo | Cetingrad | Draganić | Generalski Stol | Josipdol | Kamanje | Krnjak | Lasinja | Netretić | Plaški | Rakovica | Ribnik | Saborsko | | Tounj | Vojnić | Žakanje

Coordinates: 45°07′N 15°35′E