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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.

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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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Karlovac
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Grad Karlovac City of Karlovac
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Croatia
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Location of Karlovac within Croatia
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Country
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Region
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Central Croatia (Pokuplje)
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County
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Charles II, Archduke of Austria
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Charles II, Archduke of Austria
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Mayor
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Damir Mandić (HDZ)
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City Council

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Grad Karlovac

Službena stranica Grada Karlovca. Sadržaj se redovito nadopunjuje novostima iz područja djelatnosti gradske uprave, tvrtki i ustanova, te događanjima u gradu.

karlovac.hr

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Karlovac
Population
49377
Area
401.1
Elevation
112
Official website
www.karlovac.hr
Image
Centar Karlovca- Autor- Igor Čepurkovski.jpg
Dialing code
047
Licence plate code
KA
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Commons category
Karlovac
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Karlovac
native label
Karlovac
inception
1579-07-13
time of earliest written record
1579-00-00
postal code
47000
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21 sections
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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
  • External links

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.

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