Karlovac
Sign in to saveKarlovac () is a city in central Croatia. In the 2021 census, its population was 49,377. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located southwest of Zagreb and northeast of Rijeka, and is connected to them via the A1 highway and the M202 railway.
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Karlovac is a city in central Croatia with a population of about 49,000 that serves as the administrative hub for Karlovac County. It sits strategically between Zagreb and Rijeka, connected to both cities by major highway and rail routes.
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- Central Croatia (Pokuplje)
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- Name
- History
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Description
- Climate
- Demographics
- Settlements
- Administrative division
- Economy
- Culture
- Sport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- Notable people
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- Alpinism
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Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. In the 2021 census, its population was 49,377. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located southwest of Zagreb and northeast of Rijeka, and is connected to them via the A1 highway and the M202 railway.
==Name== The city was named after its founder, Charles II, Archduke of Austria. The German name Karlstadt or Carlstadt ("Charlestown") has the equivalence in various languages: in Hungarian it is known as Károlyváros, in Italian as Carlovizza, in Latin as Carolostadium, and in Kajkavian dialect and Slovene as Karlovec.