| Coordinates | 45.142°N 15.843°E |
|---|---|
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| City | Novi Vinodolski |
| Area total | 7 km² |
| Population as of | 2021 |
| Population total | 164 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Time zone (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 51250 |
| Area code | +385 051 |
Ledenice is a village in Croatia, under the Novi Vinodolski township, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
History
Franz Julius Fras speculated, without corroborating evidence, that the castle had been built during the First Mongol invasion of Hungary in 1241, and so doubted the sources that stated it was built by Stjepan III Frankopan Modruški in 1450.[1]: 280
Ledenice was mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in Ledenice and elsewhere.[2]
Along with Senj, Fras suggested the castle of Ledenice contributed greatly to the defence of Vinodol from the Turkish invasions.[1]: 280
Relative safety returned after the reconquest of Lika in 1689, following which the significantly drier Velebit/Kapela mountains were depopulated as people moved into the valleys with their numerous springs. Ledenice remained the seat of a Captainate under Senj, but after the last known burgrave, Skradiniani, the castle fell into disrepair.[1]: 281
The castle of Ledenice was in ruins by 1835.[1]: 280
Demographics
In 1835, Ledenice belonged to Krmpote. It had 97 houses, with a population of 969. Its residents were Catholic.[1]: 279
Governance
Local
It is the seat of the Local Committee of Ledenice, encompassing itself, Bater, Breze and Crno.[3]
Infrastructure
An old road used to run from Vitunj over Lumbarda mountain through Bjelsko (by Potok Musulinski) and Gvozd to Drežnica, and from there to Ledenica and Bribir.[4]: 305
References
- ^ Fras, Franz Julius (1835). "Das Oguliner Regiment" [The Ogulin Regiment]. Vollständige Topographie der Karlstädter-Militärgrenze mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die Beschreibung der Schlösser, Ruinen, Inscriptionen und andern dergleichen Ueberbleibseln von Antiquitäten: nach Anschauung und aus den zuverlässigsten Quellen dargestellt für reisende, und zur Förderung der Vaterlandsliebe (in German). Zagreb: Franz Suppan. pp. 275–329.
- ^ Tkalčić, Ivan Krstitelj (1894). "Communitate civitatis zagrabiensis accusante, congregatio generalis nobilium regni Slavoniae, nobilibus quibusdam interdicit, ne a mercatoribus zagrabiensis tributum pro merce cogant". Monumenta historica liberae regiae civitatis Zagrabiae, metropolis Regni Dalmatiae, Croatiae et Slavoniae (in Latin). Vol. II. p. 406.
Duymus vero comes in Ledenycze
- ^ DGU (2025). "Mjesna samouprava" (in sh). Geoportal.dgu.hr
- ^ Fras, Franz Julius (1835). "Oguliner-Kompagnie" [Ogulin Company]. Vollständige Topographie der Karlstädter-Militärgrenze mit besonderer Rücksicht auf die Beschreibung der Schlösser, Ruinen, Inscriptionen und andern dergleichen Ueberbleibseln von Antiquitäten: nach Anschauung und aus den zuverlässigsten Quellen dargestellt für reisende, und zur Förderung der Vaterlandsliebe (in German). Zagreb: Franz Suppan. pp. 304–307.
Further reading
- Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Ledenice". Hrvatska enciklopedija. online ed. Archived 2024-04-05 at the Wayback Machine.
Dialectology
- Kolonić, Sandra (1997-05-28). Mjesni govor Ledenica. Rijeka: Filozofski fakultet.
- Brabec, Ivan (1966). "Mješoviti govori na sjevernoj periferiji hrvatskosrpskog jezika". Ljetopis Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti. 77: 421–425. ISSN 0373-9902
History
- Laszowski, Emilij (1923). "Ledenice". Gorski kotar i Vinodol: Dio državine knezova Frankopana i Zrinskih (Mjestopisne i povjesne crtice). Zagreb: Matica hrvatska, 🖶 Tiskara "Narodnih novina". pp. 265–281. Archived 2023-08-12 at the Wayback Machine. Online publication 2016-01-09.