Fužine, Croatia
Fužine is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.
Demographics
The total population of Fužine is 1,592, in the following settlements:[1]
- Belo Selo, population 50
- Benkovac Fužinski, population 33
- Fužine, population 685
- Lič, population 504
- Slavica, population 33
- Vrata, population 287
History
Fužine is a town that was built in the 17th century when the House of Zrinski opened an iron mine in this area of Gorski Kotar. Fužine got its name from blacksmiths, because there were many blacksmiths in Fužine fixing carriages. Significant events include the 1737 construction of the Karolina road connecting Bakar with Karlovac, and the coming of the Zagreb-Rijeka railroad in 1873.
Geography
There are three large lakes (Bajer and Lepenica) and one small lake (Potkoš) in Fužine.
All the lakes are used for generating electricity. There is also a cave in Fužine that is called Vrelo.
The town area is surrounded by the mountains of Tuhobić, Viševica, and Bitoraj.
Notable people
- Krešo Golik, movie maker
- Franjo Rački, historian
- Viktor Bubanj, general and National Hero of Yugoslavia
- Dario Knežević, football player
References
- ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Fužine". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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