Slunj
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Slunj |
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| 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.
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[edit] Demographics
According to the 2001 census, Municipality of Slunj has the following ethnic breakdown:
| Ethnic group | Number | Percentage |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
[edit] Towns and villages in the Slunj municipality
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[edit] External links
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Cities and towns: Karlovac | Ogulin | Ozalj | Slunj | Duga Resa |
