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| County | Split-Dalmatia County |
| Latitude | 43.55°N |
| Longitude | 16.24°E |
| Mayor | Ivan Ćorić (HDZ) |
| Surface (km²) | 237,73 |
| Population (2001) |
2,705 |
| Time zone (UTC) | UTC+1 Central European Time |
43°55′N 16°24′E / 43.917°N 16.400°E / 43.917; 16.400
Vrlika (Serbian: Врлика) is a small town and municipality in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. The closest large towns are Sinj, Knin, and Drniš. Vrlika town has a population of 959 (92% Croats, 4% Serbs, 4% others while the municipality has a population of 2705..
History
Known history of Vrlika begins in the 7th century when the South Slavs moved there and formed a village on the spring of the river Cetina, in a field below the mountain Dinara.
In the 9th century probably during the time of Duke Branimir of Dalmatian Croatia, the oldest Croatian Catholic church with a belfry was built in Vrlika, and it is still standing. There are over 1,026 old croatian graves around the church of great archeological interest. Culture of that time was under the influence of the Frankish Empire, which is noticed in the archeological findings from the period.
During the medieval period Vrlika, as with the rest of the Balkans experienced the invasion and subsequent occupation by the Turkish Ottoman Empire. During the Ottoman rule the local population of Vrlika was forced to convert to Islam or forced to leave. Many of the original settlers from Vrlika left for the island Olib in the Adriatic sea off the Croatian coast.
Religion in Vrlika
Croatian Roman Catholic Parish Church (1898)
The Roman Catholic parish church in Vrlika dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (Croatian: Župna crkva Gospe Ružarice) was built from the year 1876 to 1898. This simple stone church dominates the Vrlika centre square. During the Second World War, the Catholic church in Vrlika sustained significant damage. In the front of the church a bronze bust dedicated to Filip Grabovac, born in the nearby village of Vinalić and who died in Venice, Italy as a Croatian national hero. The exterior dimensions of the parish church is 27x10,30 metres. The holy day of Gospe Ružarice, the protector of the Vrlika Catholic community is celebrated annually during the first week of October.
Serbian Orthodox Church (1618)
In 1618, the Serbian Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Nicholas (Serbian: Храм Св. Оца Николаја) was built by the Orthodox community in and around Vrlika, where it still stands today. The church of St. Nicholas in Vrlika was badly damaged and desecrated during the recent Yugoslav Wars.
Culture in Vrlika
Literary
Milan Begović - Croat Writer
Filip Grabovac - Croat Writer
Surrounding Villiages in the Vrlika Municipality
Civljane / Cetina / Kosore / Vinalic / Podosoje / Jezevic / Koljane / Maovice / Stikovo / Garjak / Kukar / Otisic / Dabar / Vrdovo / Bracev Dolac
References
- http://www.vrlika.hr/podstranice/povijest.html
- http://public.carnet.hr/zuh/do1874/srv/srv_2.htm#1
- http://www.vrlika.hr/podstranice/povijest.html
- http://www.vrlika.hr/podstranice/zupni_ured.html
- http://www.benkovac.org.yu/obicaji/crkva/crkve.htm
- http://www.eparhija-dalmatinska.hr/Splitsko-L.htm
- http://www.eparhija-dalmatinska.hr/arhiva2005/Arhiva-2005-L.htm
External links
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