Gomirje
Gomirje (Serbian Cyrillic: Гомирје[1]) is a settlement in north-western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. It is part of the Vrbovsko municipality. The population is 343 (as of the 2011 census). [2][3]
Gomirje
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Village | |
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  Gomirje Location of Gomirje in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′10″N 15°07′01″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Municipality | Vrbovsko |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 343 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Sights
- Gomirje Monastery - the westernmost Serb Orthodox monastery
Notable natives and residents
- Lazar Mamula (1795-1878) - baron, general in the general in Austro-Hungarian army and governor of Dalmatia
- Bogdan Mamula (1918-2002) - antifascist, partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia
- Desanka Đorđević (1927-2011) - dancer and folk dance choreographer in the National Ensemble of Folk Dances and Songs of Serbia, Ensemble "Kolo"
References
- Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Gomirje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- "The Gomirje Chronicle - Gomirje history".
- Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857-2001, www.dzs.hr
- "Anđelka Mamula: Goranski suživot i sloga / Anđelka Mamula: Co-existence and Harmony of Gorani". portalnovosti.com (in Croatian). 12 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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