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City of Gospić - Murković mill
Murković mill is an old mill on the river Novčica in the city of Gospić, one of the oldest buildings and a symbol of the city. It is part of the historical heritage of Gospić and was once the largest mill not only in Gospić but the whole Lika Field. The owner was Ivan Murković, an Austro-Hungarian army officer and a representative for the Croatian Peasants in the Croatian Parliament. It closed in 1988 when the last miller retired.
Gospić - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: The mill is a real rarity today and next to it, there is a small dam on the Novčica River, which is known by “bent” among the locals. It used to be one of the most popular swimming areas in Gospić and is still gladly visited by many passers-by. Renovation of the mill should be done and the water diverted from the Novčica so that the millstone can start grinding grain again. The visitors can still walk along one of three Gospić's river and learn more about Gospić's cultural heritage while admiring beautiful landscape.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: The mill is locked, but it can be seen from the outside.
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Traditional work
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - The statue of Marta Vodarica
A statue of a girl named Marta is situated in front of the Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the old town of Gospić. It represents a woman carrying water and today it is a symbol of Gospić. The fountain and the sculpture were placed on the occasion of the commissioning of the water supply system in the town of Gospić.
Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Visitors can see a statue representing a traditional Lika woman.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 minutes
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend
Hidden intangible patrimony: Community tales
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - The statue of Nikola Tesla
A new monument of Nikola Tesla has been erected in Gospić in April 2021, twenty-nine years after still unknown perpetrators destroyed his old monument with explosives during the Croatian War of Independence, together with the museum and the birth house. The new monument was not returned to the same place in the center of Gospić, but a little further, to the newly named Nikola Tesla Square.
Gospić - Croatia / Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: Visitors can see a statue of Nikola Tesla made according to the casting of a monument by sculptor Fran Kršinić. Such a monument can be found on the American Niagara Falls and in front of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Belgrade.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 30 min
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Cultural information center, Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
City of Gospić - Watermill in Ribnik
At the entrance to Lički Ribnik, crossing the bridge on the river Lika, on the left side there is a recognizable wooden mill, according to sources, one of the oldest in Lika. Protected as a cultural monument, after all its building elements were demolished at the beginning of the twenty-first century and almost completely disappeared, in recent years, with the funds of the Ministry of Culture, the mill has acquired its original outlines.
Lički Ribnik - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: The doors of the mill in Ribnik are always open so that the traveler and passer-by can enter and see how grain used to be ground. On the way to the mill, ancient millstones were laid out from the river, proof that their time has not yet passed and a way for a passer-by to touch history at least for a moment.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Tourist Board Gospić
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Local traditions or legend, Traditional work
Natural heritage: Naturalistic itineraries, Rivers
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Spring of wisdom
Spring of wisdom is located in village Sveti Rok. Legend says: whoever drinks water on this spring, will quench their thirst like a wise man!
It was once used as a place where women did their laundry, took water for the household, watered the cattle and drank the water themselves on the way home. It may be said that once the spring of wisdom was the center of social life. Today, it is a monument to that past life, a monument to an era of wisdom, but also the starting point of the legendary Master road (Majstorska cesta).
unknown Sveti Rok - Croatia/ Lika-Senj county
Tourist experience: The Spring of wisdom will most often be visited by nature lovers and cyclists, riding one of the bike paths.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Accessible non-stop
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Lovinac Tourism Forum
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Historical itinerary
Hidden tangible patrimony: Water streams
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Lovinac - Travič mill
At the very entrance to Lovinac, you will be greeted by the Travič mill dating back to the 19th century. The mill was recently renovated, and the entire community participated in the renovation.
unknown Lovinac - Croatia/ Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: By visiting Travic mill, visitors can see the historic mill where residents once ground flour for bread.
Experience duration: 1 hour
Opening: Always available
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Lovinac Tourism Forum
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument
Cultural immaterial heritage: Traditional work
Hidden tangible patrimony: Landscapes, Water streams
Hidden intangible patrimony: Building practices
Form filler: Tamara Božić Smojver
Municipality of Perušić - Church of the Holy Trinity
Church of the Holy Trinity is a Gothic building located outside the settlement in Bukovac Perušićki. It is a single-nave building, with a rectangular floor plan with a square sanctuary and a bell tower on a pediment. It was built in the 14th century, renovated in 1771 and 1923 and severely damaged in the Croatian War of Independence. It is one of the rarely preserved buildings of the pre-Turkish period in the area of Lika.
Bukovac Perušićki Perušić - Croatia / Lika-Senj County
Tourist experience: Religious tourism.
One of the oldest churches in the municipality, currently being renovated. There is a mass only once a year, during the celebration of the Trinity.
Spoken languages: English, Croatian
Experience duration: 2 hours (recommended during the celebration of the Trinity)
Opening: Always available
Booking: No booking needed
Less than 20 min by walk from the nearest accommodation, car parking or bus station
Accessibility: Accessible to everyone
Tourist contact: Perušić Tourist Board
Cultural material heritage: Historical monument, Religious building, Church
Form filler: Anita Ladišić