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Presika, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

Coordinates: 45°24′N 15°04′E / 45.400°N 15.067°E / 45.400; 15.067
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Presika
Village
Map
Country Croatia
CountyPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County
MunicipalityVrbovsko
Area
 • Total
4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
12
 • Density2.9/km2 (7.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Presika is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D3 highway.

History

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In 1860–1879, Matija Mažuranić wrote a 62 folio manuscript today titled Writings on the Building of Roads in Gorski Kotar and Lika (Croatian: Spisi o gradnji cesta u Gorskom Kotaru i Lici), today with signature HR-ZaNSK R 6424. A 21 folio manuscript dated 1872 titled Darstellung der Entstehung des Baues ... der Luisenstrasse togethr with a translation by I. Mikloušić is kept as HR-ZaNSK R 4572.[3]: 223 

WWII

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On 29 May 1941, the Ustaše arrested 20 Serb and 7 Croat villagers from Jablan, Hajdine, Presika, Stubica and Tuk. All were imprisoned for 8 to 30 days and then release, only to be recaptured shortly after release. Only Ivan Štiglić, Zvonko Matijević and Jovo Stipanović survived.[4]: 355 

Recent

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Presika was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice storm.

On 12 December 2017, a severe wind hit Presika, blocking traffic to and from it.[5][6][7]

On 27 March 2021, a magnitude 2.1 earthquake occurred between Presika, Nadvučnik and Međedi.[8]

In June 2018, the Lovnik water storage unit was found to have a coliform bacteria concentration of 391/100ml, and both Escherichia coli and Enterococcus bacteria were present.[9][10]

Demographics

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Village of Presika: Population trends 1857–2021
population
72
92
105
103
84
88
75
90
70
78
72
50
35
29
18
14
12
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Note:Od 1910. do 1970. iskazivano pod imenom Presika Vrbovska. Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Politics

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As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the local committee [hr] of Vrbovsko.[11]

Infrastructure

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The water storage unit Lovnik, with a capacity of 130 cubic metres (4,600 cu ft) at an elevation of 610 metres (2,000 ft),[12] is responsible for part of Vrbovsko and for Hajdine, Presika, Kamensko and Stubica.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Jurić, Šime (1980-11-20). "Rukopisna građa u Nacionalnoj i sveučilišnoj biblioteci u Zagrebu koja se tiče Istre, kvarnerskih otoka, Hrvatskog primorja, podgorja i Gorskog kotara". Vjesnik historijskih arhiva u Rijeci i Pazinu (in Croatian) (23): 215–223. ISSN 0351-0891.
  4. ^ Škiljan, Filip (2011-12-01). "Teror ustaškog režima nad srpskim stanovništvom na području kotareva Vrbovsko, Delnice i Ogulin u proljeće i ljeto 1941. godine" [Terror of the Ustasha Regime against the Serbian Population in the Territory of the Vrbovsko, Delnice and Ogulin Districts in the Spring and Summer 1941]. Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu: Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (in Croatian). 43 (1): 343–372. eISSN 1849-0344.
  5. ^ RiMeteo (2017-12-12). "ELEMENTARNA NEPOGODA: Zabrana prometa na pojedinim dionicama kroz Gorski kotar, mnoga mjesta bez struje". RIMETEO Portal. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22.
  6. ^ Tatar, Nensi (2017-12-12). "Nevrijeme poharalo Gorski Kotar: Vrbovščanska osnovna škola ostala bez krova". Gorske novosti.
  7. ^ Sekulić, Mario (2017-12-12). "Severe wind: Brod Moravice". European Severe Weather Database.
  8. ^ International Seismological Centre (2021-03-27). "Event 621697288". Online Bulletin.
  9. ^ GN (2018-06-08). "OPASNOST NA DIVLJIM IZVORIŠTIMA VODE: Pronađene ogromne količine Koliformne bakterije". Gorske novosti.
  10. ^ a b Brinjak, Šein (2016-05-25). "Odluka o prihvaćanju izmjena i dopuna Procjene ugroženosti stanovništva, materijalnih i kulturnih dobara te okoliša od katastrofa i velikih nesreća za područje Grada Vrbovskog" (PDF). Službene novine Grada Vrbovskog. Vol. 2, no. 4. p. 23. ISSN 1849-6490.
  11. ^ Medved, Slavko (2008-03-14). "Statut Grada Vrbovskog (pročišćeni tekst)". Službene novine: Službeno glasilo Primorsko-goranske županije. Vol. 16, no. 8.
  12. ^ Dekanić, Stjepan; Kerovec, Maja; Pinjuh, Nikola; Ernečić, Gorana; Markanović, Dario (January 2017). "Elaborat zaštite okoliša Sustava javne odvodnje i vodoopskrbe – Aglomeracije Vrbovsko i Moravice" (PDF). Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i zelene tranzicije.

45°24′N 15°04′E / 45.400°N 15.067°E / 45.400; 15.067