Međedi

Međedi is a village in Croatia, under the Vrbovsko township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

History

On 27 March 2021, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred between Presika, [Primorje-Gorski Kotar County|Presika], Nadvučnik and Međedi.

Demographics

In 1870, Međedi had 7 houses and 40 people.
In 1890, Međedi had 7 houses and 51 people. They attended the school in Dokmanovići. Administered and taxed by Komorske Moravice.
As of 2011, it was one of four uninhabited statistical villages in Vrbovsko, along with Lesci, Podvučnik and Radočaj. These were followed by Gornji Vukšići.

Politics

As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the of Moravice.

Nature

In 1965, the "old yew" in Međedi, a female Taxus baccata individual dated to the 17th century, was protected by law in an act of the DZZP. At the time it was tall. In 2016, it was found to have a girth of total girth, and an annual growth rate of. It bears several lightning strike injuries.
The old yew lies along a hiking trail that goes through the village, Litorić-Topolovica-Međedi-Litorić.