Moravice (formerly known as Komorske Moravice until 1919, thereafter as Srpske Moravice until 1991[3][4]) (Serbian Cyrillic: Моравице[1]) is a settlement in north-western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. It is part of the Vrbovsko municipality. The population is 664 (as of the 2011 census). [2]

Moravice Моравице (Serbian)[1]
Village
Moravice Location of Moravice in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°25′30″N 15°00′40″E
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Municipality	Vrbovsko
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	654
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

History

The Vlachs were settled in Moravice 1585 on the proposal general of Karlovac Josip Turn.[5] Vlachs were Slavic shepherds or foreigners who were settled through Statuta Vlachorum on this territory.

Demographics

Notable natives and residents

• Danilo Jakšić - 18th century Serb Orthodox bishop
• Slavko Kvaternik - one of the founders of the Ustaša movement, and a Nazi collaborator during the Second World War
• Pero Kvrgić - actor
• Đorđe Petrović - painter
• Vasilije Matić - forestry expert
• Đorđe Kangrga - musician
• Snježana Pejčić - Olympic athlete

References