- Kosinj spreads along the river Lika in the picturesque Kosinj Valley, one of the most beautiful valleys in Croatia that you shouldn’t miss. That is the case today, but what was it like in the past? Here are 5 INTERESTING FACTS about the Kosinj Valley you probably didn’t know:...
- Georgina Đuka Tesla, Nikola Tesla’s mother, was born as Đuka Mandić in the village Tomingaj in 1822 into the family of Serbian orthodox priest Nikola Mandić (1800-1863), after whom Tesla got his name, and Sofija Mandić (born Budisavljević) from Gračac in Lika. Georgina came from one of the oldest...
- What a day it was for science and history! On this day Nikola Tesla received a patent for the wireless transmission of electricity. On March 20, 1900 the great Nikola Tesla registered the first patent about a high frequency transformer with high power capabilities. Besides a common ground connection...
- During World War II Ozalj was under a severe air attack by South African Air Forces (SAAF). Their pilots were supposed to provide aid to the anti-fascist forces, in this case, the Partisans, to reject the German occupier along with their supporters. The attack was carried out by the...
- The Croatian Post today presented a postage stamp released honouring the 90th anniversary of Rotary club Zagreb. The founding meeting of the Rotary club Zagreb was held at the Zagreb Esplanade Hotel on March 6, 1929, at the initiative of Josef Schulz, then Rotary International Director for Europe. Among the...
- The Glagolitic alphabet or Glagolitsa (Croatian: glagoljica) is the oldest known Slavic script which was introduced in mid-9th century and was used in the Slavic world until the 16th century when it was eventually replaced by the Latin script. It is interesting to note that Glagolitsa was used only...
- „The great defeat of the Croatian nobility’s army on 9 September 1493 in the Battle of Krbava Field represents one of the most important events of the long-term defensive war against the Ottomans. Its consequences have long remained in the Croatian people’s minds as a great disaster which shaped...
- Nakurnjak is a traditional accessory or a piece of clothing for a man`s private parts. Men in Lika used to wear it during very cold winters when they would go to the forest to get some wood. Back then, before wedding girls made Nakurnjak`s for their future husbands, but...
- In recent weeks, the region has been swept by snow and low temperatures. Even though it seems that winter has bared its teeth, nothing in the last twenty years can compare to true winters in Lika that our parents and grandparents witnessed. In the previous century winters used to...