Tounj


Tounj is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia.
In the 2011 census, the total population was 1,150, in the following settlements:
The fountain near the bridge has provided water continuously since 1847 without interruption and is safe to drink from.
The bridge of Tounj is the only bridge with two levels in Croatia. The first level was built by the Roman Empire.

History

At the bottom of the craggy Krpel in a deep ravine there is a cave from which the Tounjčica river springs. According to historians, three families defended themselves against the Turks in that cave: Fumić, Juraić and Rebrović. The cave was walled and arranged for defense, with loopholes and exits to the upper cave, which is hidden from view in the bushes and thickets. The aforementioned three families built the town of Tounj.
Tounj was first mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in the domains of Stjepan III Frankopan Modruški, its first recorded owner.
Prince Stjepan's grandson, also named Stjepan, added the town of Tounj to his property in 1550 when he divided it with the Zrinski family.

Militay Frontier

In 1558, a confiscation delegation found the town neglected and empty, annexed it to the Krajina administration, and repopulated it in 1577. In 1585, Captain Stjepan Gucić spent considerable funds on the development of the town due to the increasingly frequent incursions of the Turks.
In the 16th century, Tounj became a part of the Austrian Military Frontier, with its own Tounj Capitanate. Known captains include:
  1. Juraj Hadrčić, burgrave
  2. Štefan Gusić
  3. Vuk II Krsto Frankopan
  4. Oktavijan Paner
  5. Jakov Paradaiser
  6. Adam Gall von Gallenstein
  7. Péter [IV Erdődy]
  9. Johann Ernst von Paradeiser
  10. Juraj V Frankopan
  11. Fran II Krsto Frankopan
  12. Georg Sigismund von Paradeiser
  13. Ivan Juraj Gusić
  14. Franjo Karlo Gusić
  15. Sigismund Albrecht Herberstein
  16. Maximilian von Paradeiser
  17. Ernst Kulmer
  18. Franjo Josip Turn
  19. Graf Starhenberg
  20. Chavalier Troilo Conti
  21. Ivan Josip Karasman
  22. Georg von Herberstein
  23. Friedrich von Hallerstein
With the construction of the Karlovac Fortress, Tounj became even more important for the defense of Karlovac. In 1609, the king issued an order to Ban Toma Erdödy to hand over the town of Tounj to the Frankopan princes of Tržač, but this did not happen because the locals did not want to hand over the town without the knowledge of their captain. In 1639, the imperial engineer for the supervision of fortifications found the commander, Count Petar Erdödy, in Tounj, who lived in the main tower.

Demographics

In 1895, the obćina of Tounj, with an area of, belonged to the kotar of Ogulin in the županija of Modruš-Rieka. There were 440 houses, with a population of 2644. Its 6 villages and 5 hamlets were divided for taxation purposes into 2 porezne obćine, under the Ogulin office.
Settlements:
In the 2011 census, 98% of the inhabitants were Croats.