Ledenice, Croatia


Ledenice is a village in Croatia, under the Novi Vinodolski township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

History

Franz Julius Fras speculated, without corroborating evidence, that the castle had been built during the First Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241, and so doubted the sources that stated it was built by Stjepan III Frankopan Modruški in 1450.
Ledenice was mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in Ledenice and elsewhere.
Along with Senj, Fras suggested the castle of Ledenice contributed greatly to the defence of Vinodol from the Turkish invasions.
Relative safety returned after the reconquest of Lika in 1689, following which the significantly drier Velebit/Kapela mountains were depopulated as people moved into the valleys with their numerous springs. Ledenice remained the seat of a Captainate under Senj, but after the last known burgrave, Skradiniani, the castle fell into disrepair.
The castle of Ledenice was in ruins by 1835.

Demographics

In 1835, Ledenice belonged to Krmpote. It had 97 houses, with a population of 969. Its residents were Catholic.

Governance

Local

It is the seat of the of Ledenice, encompassing itself, Bater, Breze and Crno.

Infrastructure

An old road used to run from Vitunj over Lumbarda mountain through Bjelsko and Gvozd to Drežnica, and from there to Ledenica and Bribir.

Dialectology

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History