Krnjak


Krnjak is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia.

History

On 13 April 2023 at 15:28 the ŽVOC Karlovac received a call about a wildfire in the area of Debela Kosa. burned by the time it was put out at 21:26 by DVD "Debela Kosa" Krnjak.

Languages and names

On the territory of Krnjak municipality, along with Croatian which is official in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet. As of 2023, most of the legal requirements for the fulfillment of bilingual standards have not been carried out. Official buildings and seals do have Cyrillic signage, but not street signs or traffic signs. Cyrillic is not used on any official documents, nor are there public legal and administrative employees proficient in the script. Preserving traditional Serbian place names and assigning street names to Serbian historical figures is legally mandated, but not carried out.

Demographics

In 1890, the obćina of Krnjak, with an area of, belonged to the kotar of Vojnić in the županija of Modruš-Rieka. There were 825 houses, with a population of 4776: 2391 male and 2385 female. All were Croatian or Serbian speakers. The majority were Eastern Orthodox, but 27 were Catholic and 4 were Jewish. Its 27 villages were divided for taxation purposes into 8 porezne obćine, under the Slunj office.
In 1910, the court of Krnjak encompassed an area of, with a population of 35,642. Krnjak had its own cadastral jurisdiction, but its business court was in Ogulin.
There are a total of 1,985 inhabitants in the municipality, 68.6% which are Serbs and 29.2% which are Croats. By mother tongue there are 1,620 Croatian speakers, 201 Serbian speakers and 164 speakers of other languages. The municipality is part of Kordun.

Settlements

The settlements in the municipality are:
Hrvatsko Žarište, once called Partizansko Žarište, was famous for its elementary school, that was founded by family Vidić.

Infrastructure

In 1913, there were 6 gendarmeries in Vojnić kotar: Barilović, Krnjak, Krstinja, Perjasica, Vojnić and Vukmanić.

Notable people