The town of Gospic - Lika region (aslo known as one of the last developed parts of the country), Croatia

GOSPIC, a town in the central part of Lika, situated on a drained plateau near the Novcica river; elevation 656 m; population 9,025. The town was first mentioned in 1692; from 1733 it developed as a new, planned seat of the Regiment of Lika. Later it became the seat of the Regiment of Krajina and in the 1880s the centre of the County of Lika and Krbava. It is the administrative, cultural, educational and medical centre of Lika. Its economic basis is rather poor (metal-working plants, battery industry, agricultural combine, building contractors, textile industry, etc.).

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Lika museum :

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Birthplace-house of Ante Starcevic :

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Nikola Tesla (Croatian world famous scientist) birth place and museum :) :

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^ Wow, you can actually see that it is less developed than the rest of Croatia. Everything looks to be of a lesser quality: smaller, cheaper, more fragile, etc.

That said, it is still gorgeous. :) I love Ante Starcevic's house. It's similar to what I would call a "Bosnian house". Is there any reason for that? Any Bogumil, Bosnian, Ottoman, whatever...influences at the time the house was built? Or is it just a typical, Balkan home?

That said, it is still gorgeous. :) I love Ante Starcevic's house. It's similar to what I would call a "Bosnian house". Is there any reason for that? Any Bogumil, Bosnian, Ottoman, whatever...influences at the time the house was built? Or is it just a typical, Balkan home?

Ohh that is a typical old 'alpine' house. I didnt know it was common for Balkans only, cuz i've seen many houses like that in other European countries too - mostly in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic etc etc etc.
:)

^ Could be right. Me calling it a Balkan/Bosnian house doesn't mean it's not anywhere else as well, but I think the style of the patio is unique to us? I'm not sure.

Cute town, I like it. :) I know a bunch of Serbs from there, how much are left today?:)

nice pics bubach

That's very sly... Nikola Tesla was Serb scientist that lived in Croatia...Like I did, and 500 000 other Serbs... But, we're not gonna talk about politics here... I just wanted to mention he was serbian scientist, not croatian...

Cool, I like planned cities in the Old continent!
And the first pic is really interesting, with a well maintained road, and the touristic sign...
Well let's hope you'll wait for Bulgaria in 2009 :)

That's very sly... Nikola Tesla was Serb scientist that lived in Croatia...Like I did, and 500 000 other Serbs... But, we're not gonna talk about politics here... I just wanted to mention he was serbian scientist, not croatian...

Nikola Tesla was too Croatian, he proudly stated that Croatia was his homeland :), unlike some other people in the early 90's ;) :D

Cool, I like planned cities in the Old continent!
And the first pic is really interesting, with a well maintained road, and the touristic sign...
Well let's hope you'll wait for Bulgaria in 2009 :)

Gospic isnt really a touristic place, so i dont know what's up with that sign ;)
What did you mean by waiting for Bulgaria in 2009 ? :)

I don't care about Tesla, its easily proven what and who he was...how about another great mind to come out of our region...Ivo Andric? What was he, in Croatian opinion?;)

Nikola Tesla was too Croatian, he proudly stated that Croatia was his homeland :), unlike some other people in the early 90's ;) :D

Yeah but that was way before NDH ;)

Back to Gospic though... you find it to be a rural region of Lika? Isn't Gospic the most urbanized place in Lika?

Of course, but here in Balkans, nobody cares about such "trivialities".
Whats important...is the nationality? So what was he? Do you consider him a Croat?

I don't care about Tesla, its easily proven what and who he was...how about another great mind to come out of our region...Ivo Andric? What was he, in Croatian opinion?;)

He was a writter, wasnt he ? :D
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^ He was a Nobel prize winning author. He was born and raised in Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was educated in Sarajevo. He wrote "Bridge Over the Drina", an epic tale of Bosnia's Ottoman-to-Austrian history. He's also the author of the "Bosnian Serbs: Bosnian First" line. His writing is just...spellbinding.

His house, in Travnik, is a museum as well:

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^ By the way, this is the architectural style that we call "Bosanska Kuca", Bubach. This is what I said Ante's house reminds me of.

Yeah but that was way before NDH ;)

Back to Gospic though... you find it to be a rural region of Lika? Isn't Gospic the most urbanized place in Lika?

The entire region of Lika is a very rural and hardly populated region, that is what i meant, while Gospic is just one of very few urban places in that 'desert'.

^ He was a Nobel prize winning author. He was born and raised in Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was educated in Sarajevo. He wrote "Bridge Over the Drina", an epic tale of Bosnia's Ottoman-to-Austrian history. He's also the author of the "Bosnian Serbs: Bosnian First" line. His writing is just...spellbinding.



Mila, I know who Ivo Andric was, but that was not what KM wanted to know, his target was Ivo Andric's nationality ;)

^ He was a proud Bosnian Serb, and a testament to the greatness of the Bosnian Serb people. Na Drina Cuprija is the only book I've ever read that has a flow as seamless and beautiful as the Torah, Bible, and Quran.

They can, and should, be flattered to count him among their own. :)

^ By the way, this is the architectural style that we call "Bosanska Kuca", Bubach. This is what I said Ante's house reminds me of.

Ohh I seeee now. Yup, they look quite similar, probably cuz of the same roof material ;) I like these 'Bosnian houses' more though, they look very cute and charming :)
I think i've seen some houses like that in some Bulgarian pics, too.

^ Me too!

Mila, you need to grab a good book about Ivo Andric...he was NOT a "proud Bosnian Serb", as you put it, but a (Bosnian) Croat.

He was born a Croat....but after seeing the terrible crimes of the Croatian regime against Serbs..(he was a staunch "Yugoslav") , he denounced his nationality and permanently settled in Serbia, in Belgrade where he felt most comfortable. Thats where he did most of his work, and thats where he died...as a Serb.

Weird, but shouldn't suprise anyone...its the Balkans after all.

I like different colors of the roofs. It's not all red, like in some places.

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^ There are too many dark roofs like that, mostly in continental parts of Croatia, though. They depress me :( I just love those old good red tiled roofs :)

Mila, you need to grab a good book about Ivo Andric...he was NOT a "proud Bosnian Serb", as you put it, but a (Bosnian) Croat.

He was born a Croat....but after seeing the terrible crimes of the Croatian regime against Serbs..(he was a staunch "Yugoslav") , he denounced his nationality and permanently settled in Serbia, in Belgrade where he felt most comfortable. Thats where he did most of his work, and thats where he died...as a Serb.

Weird, but shouldn't suprise anyone...its the Balkans after all.

What? You're surprised? You can't believe I'd say something false? :)

That's what his museum in Travnik claims, so it must be true. I mean, you believe blindly the most nonsensical claims out of SiCG? :)

^ There are too many dark roofs like that, mostly in continental parts of Croatia, though. They depress me :( I just love those old good red tiled roofs :)

In Ukraine we use different colors for the roofs all the time :)

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lol, pan, roof colours now, how do we turn this in to nationalist thread, how about hm...... better not, lol


PS, I think it is lovely little town, wherever it is, well not most impresive place to live but hey it is better than in middle of desert, lol

^well I don't know...
I'd rather live in Dubai ;)

^well I don't know...
I'd rather live in Dubai ;)


lol, you got me there, I should have been more specific, in middle of Sahara, lol, or Gobi desert.

do you have some pics of Udbina?

do you have some pics of Udbina?

Unfortunately, i dont have a single pic of Udbina, they are very rare and hard to find...and once you found them...there is nothing to see in them ;) :)

These pics of roads is everything i was able to find regarding Udbina :

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Udbina je obično malo brdo s kućama na vrhu, kroz koje je do prije dvije godine prolazila magistrala jer su komunisti nekad imali čudan smisao za humor. Obavezno je magistrala morala prolazit kroz centar svakog malo većeg sela pa makar bilo i na vrhu brda.

Ova prva slika pokazuje novu spojnu cestu Udbina - Gornja ploča gdje se spaja na autocestu za Zagreb ili Split što se vidi na drugoj slici. Čak i ako se ide dalje magistralom prema Gračacu, ne ide se na brdo kroz Udbinu nego novom obilaznicom pored brda. Često prolazim tuda kad idem na more i taj prelaz preko Udbine mi je uvijek bio posebno glup gledajući dolje koliko ima slobodnog i ravnog prostora za cestu. I uvijek se nakenjao neki kamion i napravio kolonu usred brda. Hvala Bogu to je sad davna prošlost.