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Begovo Razdolje

Coordinates: 45°18′19″N 14°54′5″E / 45.30528°N 14.90139°E / 45.30528; 14.90139
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Begovo Razdolje
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Begovo Razdolje is located in Croatia
Begovo Razdolje
Begovo Razdolje
Coordinates: 45°18′19″N 14°54′5″E / 45.30528°N 14.90139°E / 45.30528; 14.90139
Country Croatia
CountyPrimorje-Gorski Kotar
MunicipalityMrkopalj
Area
 • Total
52.2 km2 (20.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
36
 • Density0.69/km2 (1.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Begovo Razdolje (Croatian pronunciation: [bɛ̂ɡɔʋɔ rǎːzdɔːʎɛ]) is a village in Mrkopalj municipality, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, in western Croatia. At 1,060 m (3,478 ft), it is the settlement with the highest elevation in Croatia.[3]

Begovo Razdolje has a population of 48 (as of 2011),[4] mostly elderly people.[5] The villagers, traditionally oriented towards forestry and hunting, are increasingly turning to livestock farming and tourism in recent decades.[5]

History

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On 30 November 2011, 36 centimetres (14 in) of snow fell in 12 hours.[6]

On 8 December 2012, 63 centimetres (25 in) of snow fell in 24 hours for a cumulative depth of 118 centimetres (46 in).[7] On 14 January 2013, 58 centimetres (23 in) of snow fell in 24 hours.[8] On 23 February, 30 centimetres (12 in) of snow fell in 48 hours for a cumulative depth of 195 centimetres (77 in).[9]

On 9 February 2015, 155 centimetres (61 in) of snow fell in 12 hours in Begovo Razdolje.[10]

Climate

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Between 2003 and 2008, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 30.0 °C (86.0 °F), on 26 June 2006.[11] The coldest temperature was −24.7 °C (−12.5 °F), on 8 February 2005.[12]

Attractions

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The 37,800 square metres (407,000 sq ft) park of Matić-poljana nearby was designed by Zdenko Sila in 1969 in memory of the 13th Partisan Division.[13]

Sports

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The "Gorski Kotar Bike Tour", held annually since 2012,[14] sometimes goes through Begovo Razdolje, such as in the second leg for 2022 and the second leg for 2024.[15][16]

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 51. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Begovo Razdolje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ^ a b Zaborac, Patrik. "Begovo Razdolje". gorskikotar.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2010-03-05. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
  6. ^ Sekulić, Mario (2011-11-30). "Heavy snowfall/snowstorm: Begovo Razdolje". European Severe Weather Database.
  7. ^ Sekulić, Mario (2012-12-08). "Heavy snowfall/snowstorm: Begovo Razdolje". European Severe Weather Database.
  8. ^ Sekulić, Mario (2013-01-14). "Heavy snowfall/snowstorm: Begovo Razdolje". European Severe Weather Database.
  9. ^ Sekulić, Mario (2013-02-23). "Heavy snowfall/snowstorm: Begovo Razdolje". European Severe Weather Database.
  10. ^ Strelec Mahović, Nataša (2015-02-09). "Heavy snowfall/snowstorm: Begovo Razdolje". European Severe Weather Database.
  11. ^ DHMZ (2022-07-19). "Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
  12. ^ DHMZ (2022-01-21). "Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
  13. ^ Vahtar-Jurković, Koraljka; Obad Šćitaroci, Mladen (2017-12-31). "Pejsažno i perivojno naslijeđe Gorskoga kotara" [Landscape and Park Heritage of Gorski Kotar]. Prostor: znanstveni časopis za arhitekturu i urbanizam (in Croatian). 25 (2): 328–341. doi:10.31522/p.25.2(54).11.
  14. ^ Kušić, Tatjana (2018). "Izvještaj o radu Turističke zajednice Grada Vrbovskog za razdoblje siječanj - prosinac 2018" (PDF). Visit Vrbovsko. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-26.
  15. ^ Promotiv Travel (2024). "Gorski kotar Bike Tour 2024". Promotiv. Archived from the original on 2024-02-28.
  16. ^ Promotiv Travel (2022). "Gorski kotar Bike Tour 2022". Promotiv. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01.

Further reading

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