Ograđenica
The place
Ograđenica ("Small enclosure") in Lika-Senj County, Otočac/Krasno area (Sjeverni Velebit National Park, Dinaric Alps, Croatia), at 1380 m elevation, northern slope of Velebit. Continuous Croatia Dinarics Velebit cluster (batches 232-380). Refuge/planinarski dom of HPS Hrvatski planinarski savez, 1874, Croatian hiking federation, 130 huts (Ograđenica, dialectal place name meaning pastoral enclosure + Velebit 2600 m Vaganski vrh + Sjeverni Velebit National Park, 109 km², 1999 + heritage of Ivan Cesarić, 1938 poet, author of "Velebit" anthem + Krasno village, wooden architectural heritage + heritage of the Dinaric Croats of Lika/Velebit (South Slavic Catholic people, 4.5 million + Ban Zvonimir 1075-1089, peak of the Regnum Croatiae + Nikola Šubić Zrinski 1508-1566, defender of Szigetvár, siege suicide, battle against the Ottomans under Suleiman + Jasenovac Ustaše camp 1941-1945, 100,000 dead, Serbs/Jews/Roma, iconic in the Balkans + Yugoslav War 1991-1995, Croatian independence).
The setting
Lika-Senj Otočac/Krasno Sjeverni Velebit NP Dinaric Alps Croatia 1380 m N slope Velebit, continuous cluster batches 232-380, HPS 1874 130 huts Ograđenica pastoral enclosure + Velebit 2600 m Vaganski vrh + Sjeverni Velebit NP 109 km² 1999 + Ivan Cesarić 1938 "Velebit" anthem + Krasno wood, Dinaric Croats Lika/Velebit South Slavic Catholic 4.5M + Zvonimir 1075-1089 peak + Zrinski 1508-1566 Szigetvár suicide vs Suleiman + Jasenovac Ustaše 1941-1945 100,000 dead Serbs/Jews/Roma + Yugoslav war 1991-1995 independence.
