Ozalj (, , or Woseil) is a town in central Croatia, located north of Karlovac and southwest of Jastrebarsko, on the Kupa River. It is close to Žumberak in the north and the border with Slovenia in the northwest, with Metlika being the closest Slovenian town.
History
The town was built on a cliff over the Kupa river and the first mention of it dates from 1244, as a free royal town. The Frankopan family owned it since 1398, then it passed to the Zrinski family in 1550, and it stayed theirs until 1671. The city commemorates 30 April as its day, in memory of the event in 1671 when Petar Zrinski and Fran Krsto Frankopan were executed.
The patron saint of the town is St. Vitus, whose feast is celebrated on 15 June.
Munjara
Munjara is the old hydroelectric plant. This plant has three 3.5 megawatt generators and was built between 1907 and 1908.
Population
The town of Ozalj itself has a population of 1,181, with a total of 5,837 people in the municipality. 97.36% of the population are Croats (census 2021).
The administrative area of the Town consists of 96 smaller settlements, the full list of which is:
Badovinci, population 23
Belinsko Selo, population 1
Belošići, population 25
Boševci, population 64
Brašljevica, population 33
Bratovanci, population 60
Brezje Vivodinsko, population 8
Breznik, population 6
Brezovica Žumberačka, population 19
Budim Vivodinski, population 15
Bulići, population 2
Cerje Vivodinsko, population 22
Cvetišće, population 0
Dančulovići, population 24
Dojutrovica, population 37
Doljani Žumberački, population 21
Donji Lović, population 20
Donji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski, population 47
Dragoševci, population 7
Dučići, population 21
Durlinci, population 90
Dvorišće Ozaljsko, population 49
Dvorište Vivodinsko, population 27
Ferenci, population 51
Fratrovci Ozaljski, population 48
Furjanići, population 32
Galezova Draga, population 27
Galin, population 4
Goleši Žumberački, population 4
Goli Vrh Ozaljski, population 6
Gorniki Vivodinski, population 34
Gornje Pokupje, population 160
Gornji Lović, population 41
Gornji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski, population 6
Goršćaki Ozaljski, population 11
Grandić Breg, population 37
Grdun, population 136
Gudalji, population 0
Hodinci, population 31
Hrastovica Vivodinska, population 0
Ilovac, population 35
Jaškovo, population 490
Kamenci, population 0
Kašt, population 45
Keseri, population 5
Kuljaji, population 11
Kunčani, population 0
Levkušje, population 194
Liješće (Ozalj), population 37
Lović Prekriški, population 72
Lukšići Ozaljski, population 46
Lukunić Draga, population 24
Mali Erjavec, population 154
Malinci, population 0
Novaki Ozaljski, population 61
Obrež Vivodinski, population 84
Ozalj, population 1,181
Pećarići, population 2
Petruš Vrh, population 10
, population 22
Podbrežje, population 321
Podgraj, population 113
Police Pirišće, population 81
Polje Ozaljsko, population 267
Popovići Žumberački, population 0
Požun, population 35
Radatovići, population 22
Radina Vas, population 7
Rajakovići, population 0
Rujevo, population 11
Sekulići, population 4
Slapno, population 275
Soldatići, population 20
Sršići, population 6
Stojavnica, population 26
Svetice, population 21
Svetičko Hrašće, population 127
Šiljki, population 5
Škaljevica, population 59
Tomašnica, population 158
Trešćerovac, population 84
Trg, population 195
Varaštovac, population 11
Veliki Erjavec, population 13
Vini Vrh, population 4
Vivodina, population 87
Vrbanska Draga, population 20
Vrhovac, population 354
Vrhovački Sopot, population 89
Vrškovac, population 123
Vuketić, population 22
Vuksani, population 9
Zajačko Selo, population 164
Zaluka, population 34
Zorkovac, population 209
Zorkovac na Kupi, population 103
Zorkovac Vivodinski, population 16
Notable people
Juraj Križanić (1618–1683), earliest recorded pan-Slavist. Slava Raškaj (1877–1906), painter John Malkovich's paternal grandparents from Malkovići near Lović Prekriški Jelena Zrinski (1643–1703), countess