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Karlovac

Karlovac is a city in central Croatia, at the meeting of the Kupa, Korana, Mrežnica and Dobra rivers. It was founded in 1579 by Archduke Charles of Austria as a star-shaped fortress of the Military Frontier against the Ottomans and named after him. It later grew into a trading town on the routes from the Pannonian plain to the Adriatic.

Karlovac
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Kingdom of Croatia (Habsburg)Military Frontier

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Karlovac. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/karlovac
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