SLUNJ is a town in the mountainous part of Croatia, located along the very important north-south route to the Adriatic Sea between Karlovac and the Plitvice Lakes, on the meeting of the rivers Korana and Slunjčica. Another two rivers run along side the town, these are Glina and Mrežnica, both with amazing sights: waterfalls, canyons, caves and much more!
Slunj has historically been called: in archaic Croatian: Slovin grad, in German: Sluin, and in Hungarian: Szluin.
An old fortification of the Frankopans, built during the wars against the Turks, Slunj was first mentioned in the 12th century. The old fort was property of the Frankopan family since the 15th century, joined by an old Franciscan monastery from the same period. In the 16th century the town was ravaged by the Ottoman wars and turned into a military outpost of the Military Frontier, but by the end of the 17th century the settlement was rebuilt into the Slunj as it exists today.
Slunj is famous for its little waterfalls and the well-preserved corn mills (dating back to the 18th century) in the picturesque lower part of the town, called Rastoke (referring to the branching of the rivers). The Waterfalls of Slunj (Die Wasserfälle von Slunj) is the title of a late novel by the Austrian writer Heimito von Doderer which features a climactic sequence set in this locality.
Rastoke is part of the Croatian municipality of Slunj, very famous for its well-preserved old mills which are still functioning and the picturesque little waterfalls along the Korana and Slunjčica rivers that flow together at this place. The Korana river flows through the Plitvice Lakes National Park before it reaches Slunj.
Slunj has historically been called: in archaic Croatian: Slovin grad, in German: Sluin, and in Hungarian: Szluin.
An old fortification of the Frankopans, built during the wars against the Turks, Slunj was first mentioned in the 12th century. The old fort was property of the Frankopan family since the 15th century, joined by an old Franciscan monastery from the same period. In the 16th century the town was ravaged by the Ottoman wars and turned into a military outpost of the Military Frontier, but by the end of the 17th century the settlement was rebuilt into the Slunj as it exists today.
Slunj is famous for its little waterfalls and the well-preserved corn mills (dating back to the 18th century) in the picturesque lower part of the town, called Rastoke (referring to the branching of the rivers). The Waterfalls of Slunj (Die Wasserfälle von Slunj) is the title of a late novel by the Austrian writer Heimito von Doderer which features a climactic sequence set in this locality.
Rastoke is part of the Croatian municipality of Slunj, very famous for its well-preserved old mills which are still functioning and the picturesque little waterfalls along the Korana and Slunjčica rivers that flow together at this place. The Korana river flows through the Plitvice Lakes National Park before it reaches Slunj.
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