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Otočac (pronounced [ɔtɔ̌tʃats]) is a town in Croatia, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. It lies in the northwestern part of Lika region, in the Gacka river valley. The population of the administrative area of the Town of Otočac was 9,778 in 2011, with 4,240 in Otočac itself, the majority of whom were Croats (91%).
The town is known as Otocsán in Hungarian, Ottocio in Italian,[2] and Ottocium in Latin.[3] In historical sources, the name has been rendered as Ottochaz (German and English), Ottocaz (Italian and German), and Ottotschaz, Ottotschan, & Ottocsaz (German).
History
Otočac was named after the early Croatian parish. The text of the famous Baška Tablet (around 1100) says that the church of St. Nicholas in Otočac was part of the order community with the Church of St. Lucy, Jurandvor on the island of Krk. From 1300 on, it belonged to the estate of the Frankopan family. Sigismund Frankopan (1461–1535) founded a diocese there (see below). The settlement with a defence tower, at a bend in the river Gacka, was protected by a towered fort. After the fort's demolition in 1829, only parts remained preserved. To provide a safer defence, a Renaissance-era fortress ("Fortica") was built in 1619, with a triangular layout of cylindrical towers.[4]
During the World War II Genocide of Serbs by the Ustaše, Otočac was the site of the slaughter of some 331 Serbs in late April 1941. The victims were forced to dig their own graves before being hacked to death with axes. Among the victims was the local Orthodox priest and his son. The former was made to recite prayers for the dying as his son was killed. The priest was then tortured, his hair and beard was pulled out, eyes gouged out before he was skinned alive.[6]
During the Croatian War of Independence the city was occupied by Serbian forces, but was later liberated by the Croats. It was later defended by the boškarini of the 154th Brigade HV, which in the following years visited the city. An armistice agreement was signed in January 1992, but the surroundings of Otočac were finally liberated only in 1995.[7][8][9]
It had had the following incumbents, so far the fitting Episcopal (lowest) rank :
Patrick Webster, Benedictine Order (O.S.B.) (1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Saint George’s in Grenada (Grenada) (1969.06.26 – 1970.03.07) and as Apostolic Administrator of Saint George’s in Grenada (1969.08.05 – 1970.03.07), succeeding as Bishop of Saint George’s in Grenada (1970.03.07 – 1974.11.18), later Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries (Saint Lucia) (1974.11.18 – 1979.05.10)
Maurice Paul Delorme, Prado (1975.10.02 – death 2012.12.27) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Lyon (France) (1975.10.02 – retired 1994.12.03) and as emeritate
According to 2011 census, the Town of Otočac had 9,778 inhabitants, of whom 91.18% were Croats and 7.25% were Serbs. Croats in the vicinity of Otočac form two groups, those who speak Chakavian dialect and Bunjevci, who speak Shtokavian dialect with an Ikavian accent. Serbs form a majority in the villages of Gorići and Staro Selo. The settlement of Otočac itself had population of 4,240.
Before the Croatian War of Independence, the 1991 census lists the greater municipality of Otočac as having 24,992 inhabitants, with 16,355 Croats (65.44%) and 7,781 Serbs (31.13%).
^"Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Otočac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^Cfr. alle p. 396, p. 929 e a p. 1897 sull' Annuario Pontificio - 1994.
^Ottocium (Titular See) at catholic-hierarchy.org, Retrieved on 25 May 2017.
^Opll, Ferdinand; Krause, Heike; Sonnlechner, Christoph, eds. (2017). Wien als Festungsstadt im 16. Jahrhundert: Zum kartografischen Werk der Mailänder Familie Angielini (in German). Böhlau Verlag Wien. p. 407. ISBN9783205202103.
^Edwin Mueller. Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, 1961.
^Cornwell, John (2000). Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII. Penguin. pp. 251–252. ISBN978-0-14029-627-3.
^"MEMBERS OF THE 154TH BRIGADE IN THE TOWN OF OTOČAC".
^"Otočac su danas posjetili članovi Udruge hrvatskih branitelja Domovinskog rata – 154. brigade koja okuplja hrvatske branitelje sa područja Umaga, Buja i NovigradaC".
^Bihać i biháćka krajina, str. 146, Radoslav Lopasić, Matica hrvatska, 1890.
^Monumenta spectantia historiam slavorum meridionalium, Volume 42-43, page XXXV, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium, 1917.
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Otocac to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Otocac pronounced ɔtɔ tʃats is a town in Croatia former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see It lies in the northwestern part of Lika region in the Gacka river valley The population of the administrative area of the Town of Otocac was 9 778 in 2011 with 4 240 in Otocac itself the majority of whom were Croats 91 OtocacTownGrad Otocac Town of OtocacPark in OtocacOtocacLocation of Otocac within CroatiaCoordinates 44 52 N 15 14 E 44 867 N 15 233 E 44 867 15 233Country CroatiaCountyLika SenjGovernment MayorStjepan Kostelac Ind Area Town565 km2 218 sq mi Population 2011 1 Town9 778 Density17 km2 45 sq mi Urban4 240Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code53220Area code053Websitewww wbr otocac wbr hrTown of Otocac within the Lika Senj County Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 Ecclesiastical History 3 1 Residential Suffragan Bishops 3 2 Titular see 4 Demographics 5 Geography 5 1 Settlements 6 Gallery 7 Notable natives and residents 8 See also 9 References 10 Sources and external linksName EditThe town is known as Otocsan in Hungarian Ottocio in Italian 2 and Ottocium in Latin 3 In historical sources the name has been rendered as Ottochaz German and English Ottocaz Italian and German and Ottotschaz Ottotschan amp Ottocsaz German History EditOtocac was named after the early Croatian parish The text of the famous Baska Tablet around 1100 says that the church of St Nicholas in Otocac was part of the order community with the Church of St Lucy Jurandvor on the island of Krk From 1300 on it belonged to the estate of the Frankopan family Sigismund Frankopan 1461 1535 founded a diocese there see below The settlement with a defence tower at a bend in the river Gacka was protected by a towered fort After the fort s demolition in 1829 only parts remained preserved To provide a safer defence a Renaissance era fortress Fortica was built in 1619 with a triangular layout of cylindrical towers 4 The Baroque parish church of the Holy Trinity erected in 1684 restored in 1774 is a large one nave building with rounded sanctuary three side chapels are on each side of the nave The bell tower rises from the main front The late baroque and classicist furnishings of the church include seven altars a pulpit baptismal font and sepulchral slabs from the 18th century citation needed From 1746 Otocac was the headquarters of a regiment Ottotschaner Grenz Infanterie Regiment N II of the Croatian Military Frontier Croatian Vojna Krajina A number of harmonious simple mostly two story houses originate from this period Until 1918 Otocac was part of the Austrian monarchy part of the Kingdom of Croatia Slavonia subordinate to the Kingdom of Hungary after the compromise of 1867 5 In the late 19th century and early 20th century Otocac was part of the Lika Krbava County of Croatia Slavonia During the World War II Genocide of Serbs by the Ustase Otocac was the site of the slaughter of some 331 Serbs in late April 1941 The victims were forced to dig their own graves before being hacked to death with axes Among the victims was the local Orthodox priest and his son The former was made to recite prayers for the dying as his son was killed The priest was then tortured his hair and beard was pulled out eyes gouged out before he was skinned alive 6 During the Croatian War of Independence the city was occupied by Serbian forces but was later liberated by the Croats It was later defended by the boskarini of the 154th Brigade HV which in the following years visited the city An armistice agreement was signed in January 1992 but the surroundings of Otocac were finally liberated only in 1995 7 8 9 Ecclesiastical History EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Otocac news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message A bishopric was established in 1460 on territory split from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Senj which local estate owner Sigismund Frankopan 1461 1535 founded at the church of St Nicholas and Jelena nee Keglevic widow of Juraj Mikulicic who was a member of the community of the Divine Holy Spirit in Rome gave to the church three parcels of land 10 11 Initially it was suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salona later of the Archdiocese of Split In 1534 it was suppressed and its territory returned to its mother diocese of Senj Residential Suffragan Bishops Edit Biagio Nicolai 1460 06 04 death 1492 Giovanni Chericato Crosier Canons O Cruc 1492 05 09 1493 08 16 later Bishop of Kotor Montenegro 1493 08 16 death 1514 Vincenzo de Andreis 1493 09 06 1520 Pietro de Andreis 1520 10 19 1534 Titular see Edit It was nominally restored in 1933 as a Latin titular bishopric It had had the following incumbents so far the fitting Episcopal lowest rank Patrick Webster Benedictine Order O S B 1969 06 26 1970 03 07 as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Saint George s in Grenada Grenada 1969 06 26 1970 03 07 and as Apostolic Administrator of Saint George s in Grenada 1969 08 05 1970 03 07 succeeding as Bishop of Saint George s in Grenada 1970 03 07 1974 11 18 later Metropolitan Archbishop of Castries Saint Lucia 1974 11 18 1979 05 10 Maurice Paul Delorme Prado 1975 10 02 death 2012 12 27 as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Lyon France 1975 10 02 retired 1994 12 03 and as emeritate Joaquim Humberto Pinzon Guiza Consolata Missionaries I M C 2013 02 21 Apostolic Vicar of Puerto Leguizamo Solano Colombia Demographics EditAccording to 2011 census the Town of Otocac had 9 778 inhabitants of whom 91 18 were Croats and 7 25 were Serbs Croats in the vicinity of Otocac form two groups those who speak Chakavian dialect and Bunjevci who speak Shtokavian dialect with an Ikavian accent Serbs form a majority in the villages of Gorici and Staro Selo The settlement of Otocac itself had population of 4 240 Before the Croatian War of Independence the 1991 census lists the greater municipality of Otocac as having 24 992 inhabitants with 16 355 Croats 65 44 and 7 781 Serbs 31 13 Town of Otocac Population trends 1857 2021population2130421878221442384127177268262630125634228992109619230183101671516113104119778836118571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021Sources Croatian Bureau of Statistics publicationsvGeography EditOtocac is located in the western part of Gacko Polje the karst field of centrally located Gacka river located between Velebit and Mala Kapela at an elevation of 459m The town lies to the southeast of Senj northwest of Gospic and west of Plitvice There are two town sections the Upper Town and Lower Town Settlements Edit Brlog Brloska Dubrava Covici Dabar Doljani Drenov Klanac Glavace Gorici Hrvatsko Polje Kompolje Kuterevo Licko Lesce Lipovlje Podum Ponori Prozor Ramljani Sinac Staro Selo Skare SvicaGallery Edit Guards wearing a traditional Lika uniform of the Military Frontier Brown bear at the Kuterevo bear sanctuary Memorial to fallen Croatian defenders of the Croatian War of Independence Monument of Zikmund Sigismund Frankopan Lord of the town in the 15th century King Zvonimir Street Otocac airfield Holy Trinity ChurchNotable natives and residents EditJure Francetic Stjepan Jovanovic Bozidar Maljkovic Julius RajkovicSee also EditList of Catholic dioceses in Croatia Fortica Fortress in OtocacReferences Edit Population by Age and Sex by Settlements 2011 Census Otocac Census of Population Households and Dwellings 2011 Zagreb Croatian Bureau of Statistics December 2012 Cfr alle p 396 p 929 e a p 1897 sull Annuario Pontificio 1994 Ottocium Titular See at catholic hierarchy org Retrieved on 25 May 2017 Opll Ferdinand Krause Heike Sonnlechner Christoph eds 2017 Wien als Festungsstadt im 16 Jahrhundert Zum kartografischen Werk der Mailander Familie Angielini in German Bohlau Verlag Wien p 407 ISBN 9783205202103 Edwin Mueller Handbook of Austria and Lombardy Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850 1864 1961 Cornwell John 2000 Hitler s Pope The Secret History of Pius XII Penguin pp 251 252 ISBN 978 0 14029 627 3 MEMBERS OF THE 154TH BRIGADE IN THE TOWN OF OTOCAC Otocac su danas posjetili clanovi Udruge hrvatskih branitelja Domovinskog rata 154 brigade koja okuplja hrvatske branitelje sa podrucja Umaga Buja i NovigradaC 154th Brigade HV Bihac i bihacka krajina str 146 Radoslav Lopasic Matica hrvatska 1890 Monumenta spectantia historiam slavorum meridionalium Volume 42 43 page XXXV Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Academia Scientiarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium 1917 Sources and external links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Otocac Official website GCatholic Coordinates 44 52 N 15 14 E 44 867 N 15 233 E 44 867 15 233 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otocac amp oldid 1139757629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
