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Gospić - Culture

Gorski Kotar - Lika

On the western edge of one of the largest karst field in Croatia, Licko fields, beneath the highest and most beautiful Croatian mountain Velebit, on the crossroads of the north to the south and along the banks of three rivers, Like, coins and Bogdanica Gospic is located in the city, economic, administrative, religious and cultural center of Lika Senj.

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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