Ozalj
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  Ozalj
Ozalj (Croatia)
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| County | Karlovac |
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| Mayor | Biserka Vranić (SDP) |
| Surface (km²) | ? |
| Population (2001) |
7,932 (municipality) |
| Time zone (UTC) | UTC+1 Central European Time |
Ozalj 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.
It has a population of 1,164, with a total of 7,932 people in the municipality, 96% who are Croats (census 2001). It is surrounded by numerous villages, the most notable of which are Jaškovo (516), Vrhovac (372), Polje Ozaljsko (341), Slapno (339) and Podbrežje (332).
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 April 30th 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 saints day is celebrated June 15.
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Cities and towns: Karlovac | Ogulin | Ozalj | Slunj | Duga Resa |
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