Gospic, a town surrounded by an oasis of nature, as a tourist destination offers you an active vacation through team building programs in which you are an active participant and as such participate in absailingu, trekking, paintball, jeep safari, horseback riding, rural olympics, archery, horse-drawn carriage rides, hiking, Adventure Travel Velebit experiencing adventure adventure park, canoe safari, sail boats through the canyon Like the lake Kruščica, caving adventure. Fans of hunting, fishing, hiking in this area will certainly experience the true pleasure is represented in the preservation of wealth of flora and fauna of this region. It is still a lot that you can meet and experience this unique area forever preserved the harmony of coexistence between man and nature. In this primordial close touch of nature you will feel the strength and serenity, until then you may be unfamiliar self-knowledge.
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One of the legends about the origin of the name Gospic is the story of two princesses of whom is a named Gospava, founded a city here, while others say that the name comes from "Hospitium" inn Kaniža founded by the Capuchin Karlobaška 1721st year. Records of travel writers mention the story of the church near the old tower in which, or close to it there a statue of Our Lady with Jesus in her arms, making it Gospic named.
Gospic name was first recorded in historical sources 1604th year. At that time it was a small village which is 1574th The village is mentioned as the "Nativity". Significant development of Gospic began in the second half of the 18th century when the Gospic built as a military-administrative center of Lika Regiment, but apart from Gospic military gains and economic significance as the privileged center of craft and trade activities.
The process of dynamic development of the 19 and 20 century he was often limited by the consequences of world historical events that delay the development of Gospic, a significant urban center. Naseljnost in the city dating from the prehistoric period to the Neolithic, and especially during the Iron and Japoda time. The first written mention of the town was recorded in a document of the 1263rd as the area along the river Kasezi Kaseg, today's coin. Gospic is a village "Nativity" mentioned in 1574th, and as a settlement in its current form 1604th
The basis of the present town are the two towers and the old Turkish bridge, around which at the time of the Military Frontier has developed the core of the city as the administrative, military and cultural center.
An old legend says that once upon a time two princesses traveled this region. One of them, Gospava was seriously ill, but napivši the water from the river that flowed there, heal up, and gave her the name of a character. And built his tower, which it named the Gospic. There is a legend according to which the tower used in ancient times stood a small church with a statue of Our Lady with Jesus in her arms, and that the Gospic received by that name
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Like Gospic Museum was founded in 1958th years, since 1965. located in present-day building (cultural monument - category B, built in late 18th century - 1789) as an office and residence of Lieutenant General Lika Regiment at the time of the Military Frontier. Includes collections in the departments: Department of Archaeology with the accompanying lapidarij, Numismatic Department, Cultural History Department with a corresponding collection of weapons, Ethnographic Department, Department Galleries, Natural History Department of the Velebit point (in preparation).
House Ante Starcevic,''Father''homeland, lawyers and national representative, located in Zitnik near Gospic. He lived from 1823rd until 1896. One of the most Croatian politicians. S Eugene Kvaternik sets based party rights. Encouraging the emancipation of the Croatian self-awareness, Starcevic praises Croatian history and culture, considering the Croats one of the chosen people with an important historic mission, which was completed in the previous period, defending Europe against the Turks.
On 25 May 2000 Pope John Paul II. issued a letter formally (Bull), which divides the current Rijeka-Senj Archdiocese of two units of the church: Archbishop of Rijeka and the Gospic-Senj Diocese. The area of newly formed Gospic-Senj Diocese is one of the least populated parts of the Croatian. More than half of the area was in 1991. until 1995 under the occupation. With the occupied part of almost all Catholics were expelled, and the church and other church buildings were systematically destroyed. Return of displaced Catholics in their homes after 1995 has not progressed so rapidly because it was necessary first to provide a roof over their heads.
Open University Dr. Ante Starcevic is an institution founded by the City and whose core business is nurturing, developing and improving all forms of cultural and artistic creativity, and fulfillment of all forms of entertainment, cultural and artistic needs of the town of Gospic. At the Open University are active folk ensemble, wind orchestra, majorettes, dance and rhythm section, the basic music school and tambura orchestra. The institution works and urban cinema Corso.
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Cave near the town park Grabovača Perušić between Gospic and Otocac contains the priceless treasure of underground karst formations, even 1 / 4 of the total number of protected speleološlih facilities in Croatia. It consists of six caves and a pit from which the three caves on the list of protected monuments of national geomorphological nature Samograd, Medina cave, cave Amidžina, United Kozarica Small Kozarica Tabakuša and Slipica-Jama/Japaga. Cave Park Grabovača "as a set of pure nature offers a range of experiences and values in environmental, scientific, educational and aesthetic sense.
Velebit mountain, one of the largest in the area of the Dinarides, extends in length about 145 km from Senj Vratnik over the northwest to bend Canyon in the southeast. On the surface, approximately 2 270 km2 scattered cluster of countless craggy cliffs and sinkholes, hips, mountain ridges, valleys and peaks, of which 130 exceeds the average altitude of 1370 m. The northern part of Velebit, reaching up to almost 1700 m (Mali Rajinac 1699 m), the middle part of more than 1600 m (1624 m Šatorina, Ograđenik 1604 m, 1614 m enclosure), and in the southern and highest part of 1700 to 1758 m (1723 m peak Babin, Vaganski top 1757 m, 1715 m Šegestin, Malovan 1709 m, 1751 m Sacred Hill).
Velebit Nature Park is a major hub of endemic flora and fauna of the land in Croatia. Velebitska degenija (Degenia velebitica), Croatia gušarka (Arabis croatica), Croatian bell (Edraianthus graminofolius var. Croaticus), fish Dalmatian Barbelgudgeon (Aulopyge huge), Long-fingered bat (Myotis capaccinii) and wolf (Canis lupus) are just some of the most endemic and park full of rare species of various karst phenomena. The area of northern Velebit was proclaimed a national park.
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Gospic Carnival in February - events began with the intention of renewing the maintenance of carnival customs masked ball masked balls, and today has grown into the largest event of its kind in the continental part of the county in which the participating carnival groups not only in Lika Senj but from Primorje and Gorski Kotar County of Zadar It gathers thousands of participants.
Music event Gospic Music summer program is designed as a series of concert performances of works of classical music by local and foreign, during its existence, takes up the seventh year in a row, has become a major musical event of international character in the town of Gospic.
Days of bikers - Event to be held for a period of two days in July, during the Day of the City of Gospic and gathers thousands of fans of this sport with a rich entertainment program.
Autumn in Lika - traditional economic, cultural and artistic events during which the merit of valuable exhibitors and organizers spread positive energy to preserve traditions, customs and cultural heritage based. During the exhibition the public to represent the productive potential of small farms, small businesses and all those who produce a variety of food, utility and decorative products while preserving the tradition of its end.
Lički art studio - organized by the Museum Like continuously for 40 years carried an art event «Lika annals of art" presenting artistic creativity thematically related to Lika.
The first applause - Musical Competition of elementary school students is held continuously for ten years.
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Nikola Tesla''the man who invented the 20th century'', the brilliant scientist, who has changed lives all over the world, was born, raised and first gained knowledge in Croatia.
On the night of 10th July 1856.g Smiljana above the village near Gospic raging storm is unprecedented. Devastating flash of lightning and thunder, were both later found, a powerful omen, that is, that marked the birth, but also determine the life of Nikola Tesla.
Tesla was a Serb origin [1] and still be proud of their originating Serbian and Croatian homeland. Tesla's father Milutin was an Orthodox priest, a mother of Georgina Mandic (called Duka) without formal education, but very intelligent woman.
Parents were Nicholas pressured to become a priest, but he opposed it, and he enrolled to study technical sciences in Graz. Later the technique to study in Prague. After graduating, working at the telephone company and joined the phones in their homes over the next two years.
One time, he worked as an engineer Telephone Company in Budapest. After Budapest, the employee is Edison Company (Continental Edison Company) in Paris. Tesla now had a high opinion of Edison. Working in Strasbourg (1883.) Night-time constructs the first induction motor. A year later, sixth June (1894). goes to the United States and became an American citizen. There is general in Edison's company, but two scientists have a different attitude, and Tesla went and founded his own company - Tesla Electric Light & Manufacturing.
Although life is often ridiculed and misunderstood because of his eccentricities, is today considered one of the most prolific geniuses in electronics. Its great merit is the introduction of alternating current in wide use. Tesla's inventions based on alternating current became the basis for further development of the entire electrical engineering. Achieved over a thousand inventions and patents - three-phase system for transmission of electric power, generator and transformer for high frequency current (Tesla coil), etc. He was one of the pioneers of radio technology: he found a system for wireless control and signaling at a distance , has found a new lighting system, designed high frequency alternators based transmission of radio stations, produced by lighting, electromagnetic waves, discovered and patented the principle of resonance for radio-links, presented the idea of interplanetary telecommunications using ultra-short waves, and conceived the whole radar system. He has published papers in physics in which he presented original ideas that were later realized.
Tesla has stayed true Prometheus of modern times, the genius who brought light into human life, and I was at the end of his life he was committed to the darkness of oblivion. Yet scientists are still searching for his notebook looking for unrealized projects.
In Smiljan in 2006. open Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in honor of the brilliant scientist.
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