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Stara Sušica, Croatia

Stara Sušica (pronounced [staːra sǔʃit͡sa]) is a village in Croatia. It is known for its 19th century castle.

Stara Sušica
Village
Castle in Stara Sušica
Castle in Stara Sušica
Map
Interactive map of Stara Sušica
Coordinates: 45°22′40″N 14°59′18″E / 45.37777778°N 14.98833333°E / 45.37777778; 14.98833333
Country Croatia
CountyPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County
MunicipalityRavna Gora
Area
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 • Total
9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Elevation
730–769 m (2,395–2,523 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
205
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Name

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Historically, the town was also known as Brod Sušica.[a] Later as just Sušica (singular)[5] or Sušice (plural).[6] Other uses of the plural form of this toponym include the springs of the Pećinski Potok near Delnice, a slope near Radatovići [hr], a field near Selsko Brdo [hr], a group of pools on Pag and others.[7] As in the case of Stara Sušica, the name is typically derived from a stream that dries up in the summer, termed a sùšica, from the Serbo-Croatian verb sušiti "to dry".[8]

Climate

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Between 1960 and 1986, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 33.0 °C (91.4 °F), on 27 July 1983.[9] The coldest temperature was −28.5 °C (−19.3 °F), on 13 February 1985.[10]

A weather station exists above it at an elevation of 891 metres (2,923 ft). The minimum recorded temperature for the winter of 2024–2025 was −18.0 °C (−0.4 °F), on February 20th.[11]

History

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The volunteer fire department DVD Stara Sušica was founded on 12 June 1978, and is today part of the VZ općine Ravna Gora.[12] Its past commanders:

  1. Zoran Škorić (2013–)[13]
  2. Bojan Renka[14]

The mushroom festival Dani gljiva has been held annually in Stara Sušica since 1998.[15]

Demographics

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In 1890, Sušica itself had 64 houses and 383 people. Vrh-Sušica had 7 houses and 49 people. Both belonged to Ravna Gora parish. They attended the school in and were taxed by Sušica and were administered and taxed by Ravna Gora.[16]: 57 

Village of Stara Sušica: Population trends 1857–2021
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Note:Do 1900. iskazivano pod imenom Sušica. U 2001. smanjeno za dio područja naselja koji je pripojen naselju Ravna Gora. Sources:Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Further reading

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Governance

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It is the seat of its own local committee [hr].[17]

Attractions

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The castle in Stara Sušica dates to Frankopan times, today owned by the City of Rijeka, serving as a retreat for children and youth.[18]

Infrastructure

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There is a water storage unit in Stara Sušica with a capacity of 60 cubic metres (2,100 ft3) at an elevation of 782.4 metres (2,567 ft).[19]

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In 2020, the castle in Severin was used along with that in Severin na Kupi and the Gomirje Monastery as a filming location for the music video of the županija anthem.[20][21]

The castle was used as a filming location together with the Severin castle by Marko Kutlić for his 2021 national hit Budi moja noć.[22]

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Recorded as Ponte Szusicza[3] and Ponte Shushitza[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ KKH 1784
  4. ↑ KKH 1824
  5. ↑ KZSU 1877, p. 11; Jakupec & Palitschek 1887; KZSU 1895, p. 57
  6. ↑ Klempay 1859a; Klempay 1859b; Klempay 1859c
  7. ↑ Državna geodetska uprava (2025). "Registrar geografskih imena". Geoportal.dgu.hr (in Serbo-Croatian).
  8. ↑ Srce n.d.
  9. ↑ DHMZ (2022-07-19). "Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
  10. ↑ DHMZ (2022-01-21). "Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
  11. ↑ "Ravna Gora PD Ružica". Pljusak.com. n.d.
  12. ↑ Jagodin, Nikola; Runjić, Vedran (2022). "Popis vatrogasnih organizacija s datumima osnivanja" [List of Firefighting Organisations with Date of Founding]. Muzej hrvatskog vatrogastva (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2023-01-30.
  13. ↑ ORG (2013-03-28). "Općinski načelnik potvrdio imenovanje zapovjednika i zamjenika zapovjednika vatrogasnih postrojbi DVD-a Ravna Gora, Stari Laz i Stara Sušica te Vatrogasne zajednice Općine Ravna Gora". Općina Ravna Gora. Archived from the original on 2023-09-26.
  14. ↑ n.s. (2015–2025). "Požarno područje Gorski kotar V - RAVNA GORA". Vatrogasna zajednica Primorsko-goranske županije (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2025-03-29.
  15. ↑ n.s. (2016-09-24). "Dani gljiva u Ravnoj Gori prerastaju u Festival gljiva i plodova jeseni". Plodovi gorja Gorski Kotar.
  16. ↑ Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1895). "Repertorij prebivališta po županijah, kotarih, upravnih i poreznih obćinah". Političko i sudbeno razdieljenje kralj. Hrvatske i Slavonije i Repertorij prebivališta po stanju od 31. svibnja 1895. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada. pp. 1–206.
  17. ↑ DGU (2025). "Mjesna samouprava". Geoportal.dgu.hr (in Serbo-Croatian).
  18. ↑ Žgela 2023, p. 18
  19. ↑ Dekanić, Stjepan; Kerovec, Maja; Pinjuh, Nikola; Ernečić, Gorana; Markanović, Dario (January 2017). "Elaborat zaštite okoliša Sustava javne odvodnje i vodoopskrbe – Aglomeracije Vrbovsko i Moravice" (PDF). Ministarstvo zaštite okoliša i zelene tranzicije.
  20. ↑ GN (2020-09-12). "DVA DVORCA I MANASTIR: Goranske kulise novog glazbenog videospota županijske himne "Zavičaju, tebi"". Gorske novosti.
  21. ↑ Putovima Frankopana (2020-11-07). "Svečana pjesma Primorsko-goranske županije "Zavičaju, tebi"". YouTube. Primorsko-goranska županija.
  22. ↑ GN (2021-03-21). "I MARKO KUTLIĆ ODABRAO GORSKI KOTAR ZA KULISU NAJNOVIJEG GLAZBENOG SPOTA: Budi moja noć među goranskim dvorcima". Gorske novosti.

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