Slunj ( Croat. Slunj ) - a city in Croatia , in the county Karlovac . The population is 1,776 people in the city itself and 6,096 people in the administrative district with a center in Slun (2001). 87% of the population are Croats , 9.4% are Serbs .
| City | |
| Slun | |
|---|---|
| Horv. Slunj | |
 | |
| A country |  Croatia |
| County | Karlovac |
| Chapter | Ivan Bogovich |
| History and Geography | |
| First mention | 12th century |
| Square | |
| Center height | 258 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in summer UTC + 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1,776 people ( 2001 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +385 047 |
| Postcode | 47240 |
| slunj.hr (Croatian) | |
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General information
Slunj is located in a mountainous region 30 kilometers north of the Plitvice Lakes National Park and 15 km west of the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina . The Koran River flows through the city, and within the city, the small river Slunchitsa (Slushnitsa) flows into it. An important motorway Karlovac - Knin runs through Slun.
The surrounding area is very picturesque. In the vicinity of Slunj, a large number of waterfalls on Slunchitsa and the Koran attract tourists' attention. The famous Austrian writer H. von Doderer in 1963 published the novel Slunskie Waterfalls ( German: Die Wasserfälle von Slunj ). In addition, the famous landmark of the city are ancient water mills, many of which were built in the XVIII century .
History
For the first time Slun was mentioned in the XII century under the name "Slovin grad" ( Horv. Slovin grad ). In the XV century, the fortress of the Frankopanov family was erected here. A Franciscan monastery was laid next to her at the same time. In the sixteenth century, Slun was completely devastated by the Turkish invasion, later turned into one of the fortified posts of the Military Border, a special area created by the Habsburgs to protect themselves from the Turks. At the end of the XVII century, Slun was completely rebuilt and preserved the layout of this period to the present day.
During the War in Croatia (1991-1995), the historical center of the city suffered significant damage. In 1991, he was occupied by the army of the self-proclaimed Serbian Krajina, after which almost the entire Croatian population was expelled from the city [1] . The city was significantly damaged by Croatian shelling during Operation Storm in August 1995, the Serbian population was expelled by the Croatian army (partially returned after the war). Restoration work continued several years after the end of the war.