Brinje

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Municipality in Lika-Senj, Croatia

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::summary Municipality in Lika-Senj, Croatia ::

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FieldValue
nameBrinje
image_mapBrinje.PNG
map_captionBrinje municipality within Lika-Senj County
pushpin_mapCroatia
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Brinje in Croatia
mapframeyes
coordinates
subdivision_type1County
subdivision_name1Lika-Senj
leader_partyHDZ
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameZlatko Fumić
area_footnotes
area_total_km248.8
population_footnotes
population_as_of2022
population_total2471
population_density_km2auto
timezone1Central European Time
utc_offset1+1
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code53260 Brinje
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Brinje is a settlement and a municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. It is located about 20 km east of Senj and 60 km north of Gospić.

Geography

The town is formed around a castle called Sokolac, which contains one of the most well preserved Gothic chapels in Croatia, St. Marys, which dates back to the 14th century. The Sokolac Castle in the town is named after the Croatian word for falcon (sokol), which appears on the town's coat of arms.

Climate

Since records began in 1997, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 38.0 C, on 3 August 2017. The coldest temperature was -27.5 C, on 13 January 2003.

History

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Brinje's history dates back to medieval times, while the town was held by the noble Frankopan and Gorjanski families. Brinje was important medieval fortified city held by Frenkopan family.

In 1507, the monk Bartol of Brinje left a graffito on the wall of the Sv. Antona church in Bale.

In the 16th century, Brinje became a part of the Austrian Military Frontier Known commanders of Brinje in that period include:

  1. Juraj Gusić (1542)
  2. Franjo Mudrovčić (1550)
  3. Gašpar Starešinić (1602–1620)
  4. Tomica Holjevac (1644–1653), burgrave
  5. Andrija Semenić (1689)
  6. Gabro Aichelburg (1702)
  7. Franjo Aichelburg (1717–1723)
  8. Ivan Mihael Floriančić (1732)

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Brinje was part of the Lika-Krbava County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

It is some 60 km north of Gospić, on once important road, the "Josephina", passing from the hinterland through the Kapela pass towards the coast in Senj. The new highway that is built brought much needed prosperity to Brinje.

Population

In 2021, the municipality had 2,563 residents in the following 12 settlements:

By ethnicity, 93% were Croats, 6% Serbs (census 2011).

Culture

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The municipality is one of several in the Lika region where Čakavian dialect is spoken.

Attractions

Gravestone of Matijaš Čubranić

There is a Glagolitic gravestone dated 15 May 1518, commemorating Matijaš Čubranić. According to its first publisher Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, there was a tradition that it was originally in the Sv. Vida church before being brought to the current parish church, Blažene Djevice Marije. The gravestone was destroyed in World War II and now only a fragment remains, found in 1958 by parish priest Ivan Kranjčec. |text=Ⱍ Ⱇ Ⰷ Ⰹ ⰮⰋⰔⰅⰜⰀ ⰮⰀⰡ ⰐⰀ ⰄⰀⰐ ·Ⰴ·Ⰹ· ⰁⰋ ⰒⰑⰔⰕⰀⰂⰎⰅⰐⰀ ⰞⰍⰓⰋⰎⰬ·ⰐⰀ ⰃⰓⰑⰁ·ⰍⰐⰅⰈⰀ ⰮⰀⰕⰋⰡⰞⰀ ⰝⰖⰁⰓⰀⰐⰋⰛⰀ·ⰂⰅⰓⰐⰑⰃⰀ ⰍⰐⰅⰈⰖ ⰀⰐⰕⰋ Ⰰ ⰕⰑ·ⰖⰝⰋⰐⰋ·ⰐⰅⰃⰑⰂⰀ ⰃⰑⰔⰒⰀ ⰮⰀⰓ ⰃⰀⰓⰋⰕⰀ·ⰋⰐⰅⰃⰑⰂⰬ ⰔⰋⰐⰑⰂⰀⰜ ⰞⰋⰮⰖⰐ In the inscription, ⰃⰓ (GR) is written as a ligature. Branko Fučić published a reproduction of the inscription in 1982.

Sports

The local chapter of the HPS is HPD "Škamnica", which had 24 members in 1936 under the Josip Frölich presidency. Membership was the same in 1937. Membership fell to 21 in 1938, remaining the same in 1939.

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority council of the Municipality of Brinje but the elections were not held due to the absence of candidatures.

Notable natives and residents

References

Bibliography

References

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  2. "Population estimate by sex, by towns/municipalities, 31 December". Croatian Bureau of Statistics.
  3. {{Cite Q. Q125763583
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  5. DHMZ. (2022-01-21). "Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja".
  6. Lopašić, Radoslav. (1889). "Spomenici Hrvatske krajine".
  7. {{Croatian Census 2021. S
  8. {{Croatian Census 2011. E. 09
  9. Kukuljević Sakcinski, Ivan. (1863). "Acta Croatica".
  10. Puškarić, Franjo. (2017). "Glagoljica u Gospićko-senjskoj biskupiji". Riječki teološki časopis.
  11. Fučić, Branko. (1982). "Glagoljski natpisi".
  12. Plaček, Josip. (1936). ""Škamnica" — Brinje".
  13. Plaček, Josip. (1937). "Izvještaj tajnika".
  14. Plaček, Josip. (1938). "Izvještaj tajnika".
  15. Plaček, Josip. (1939). "Izvještaj tajnika".
  16. (13 March 2023). "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". [[T-portal]].
  17. (2023). "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. IX. LIČKO-SENJSKA ŽUPANIJA". Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske.

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