Lukovdol

The birthplace of Ivan Goran Kovačić, one of Croatia's most notable poets of the 20th century, and the site of a memorial museum dedicated to him, opened in 1975.

• Official Name — Lukovdol • Mapframe — yes • Mapframe Wikidata — yes • Mapframe Zoom — 9 • Pushpin Map — Croatia • Pushpin Label Position — bottom • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — County • Subdivision Name1 — Primorje-Gorski Kotar • Subdivision Type2 — City • Subdivision Name2 — Vrbovsko • Area Total Km2 — 6.2 • Elevation M — 337 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 104 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Time Zone — CET • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset — +1 • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postal code Lukovdol is a small village located in the Gorski Kotar region of Croatia, about one mile south of the Slovenian border. Lukovdol is part of Vrbovsko municipality. Local industries include cattle raising, lumber processing, and textile products. Lukovdol is the birthplace of Ivan Goran Kovačić, one of Croatia's most notable poets of the 20th century, and the site of a memorial museum dedicated to him, opened in 1975.

It was recorded as Lukou dol on the 1673 map of Stjepan Glavač.

Lukovdol was first mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in Lukovdol and elsewhere. From the Modruše urbarium of 1486 it is known that the villagers of Lukovdol each paid 84 solidi to Lord Bernardin Frankopan annually, in addition to 3 soldini at Christmastide (a lower rate due to their poverty). Each farm encompassed an average of 9.6 morgens of land, of which 4 were always pasture. The glebe was only 6 morgens, of which 4 pasture. By that time, only 13 farms remained, as 7 had been left uninhabited (Bartolovo, Grdče, Ivanče, Jureče, Pičeće, Prstačje, and the farms of Dujam Kulčić and Grgur Lagotić). The survivors included 4 Ostronić farms (Bartol, Grge, Vid, Vrban), 2 Bartolić farms (Mavar, Mike), and the farms of Stipan Grišnjaković, Jake Grklić, Mavar Jarnedaković, Petar Mihalić, Mavar Peretić, Janže Požrelić, and Broz Strgarić.

According to a manuscript by priest Belić, the parish of Lukovdol was founded in 1604. In 1769, the Lukovdol parish had a population of 2267. The volunteer fire department DVD Lukovdol was founded on 28 October 1894, and is today part of the VZ grada Vrbovsko. Its current commander is Dorijan Mihelić. Many Slovene residents of Kočevsko, and even Serbs of Marindol, used to go to Lukovdol for confession.

At 13:00 on 14 June 1942, a group of 60 Partisans arrived in Lukovdol, where they set up guards and held a rally until 19:00, when they retreated to the Lujzijana above Lukovdol, stopping all traffic toward Lukovdol. On 4–5 June, Partisans held another rally in Lukovdol.

The Lukovdol-Plemenitaš road was asphalted in 1981. In 2010, a 19 year old from Lukovdol stole 20 m of copper wire from the transformer station in Hambarište. On 30 August 2012, a leak in Vrbovsko forced a water shutoff that affected Lukovdol, among others. Lukovdol was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice storm. On 10 August 2022, a fire burned much of a house in Lukovdol. In 2023, the road to houses 72 and 78 and the road to Košac from house 34a were asphalted.

As of 2021, there were only 11 inhabitants under the age of 20. In 1870, Lukovdol's porezna općina included Ertić, Gorenci, Podvučnik, Breg and Grišniki. Lukovdol itself had 54 houses and 349 people. Breg had 3 houses and 24 people. In 1890, Lukovdol itself had 74 houses and 429 people. Brieg had 4 houses and 20 people. Cetin had 1 house and 8 people. The villagers of all of these were under Lukovdol parish, school and tax districts, but were administered by Severin. The tax district of Lukovdol also administered Ertić, Gorenci and Grišniki (Gorenci).

At the time of the Modruš Urbarium, Lukovdol was home to Mavar Bartolić, Mike Bartolić, Stipa Grišnjaković, Jake Grklić, Mavar Jarnedaković, Petar Mihalić, Vrban Ostronić and his brother, Grga Ostronić, Vid Ostronić, Bartol Ostronić, Mavar Peretić, Janže Požrelić, and Broz Strgarić. The surnames were Bartolić, Grišnjaković, Grklić, Jarnedaković, Mihalić, Ostronić, Peretić, Požrelić, and Strgarić. In recent times, Lukovdol parish records include surnames Babić, Barić, Barković, Beljan, Bricelj, Cvetić, Dean, Dodig, Flajnik, Florijan, Grišnik, Grgurić, Hudorović, Jakovac, Jerant, Kapš, Kovačić, Krizmanić, Lesac, Madronić, Maršal, Martinac, Medved, Mikić, Mufić, Osojnički, Pađan, Palijan, Panijan, Ralić, Ribić, Rožman, Sečen, Šepčić, Šihman, Šneler, Špehar, Štefanac, Štrk, Šutej, Troha, Vlašić, Vučić, Vrbanac, Žagar, Župan, Žuteg. Some surnames are still patronymic, such as Grgurić. Many are formed from nicknames (Lesac, Troha), others from social positions (Župan), and others from trades (Špehar, Žagar). Osojnički is toponymic, from Osojnik. Some are of foreign origin. Šneler (2 Presidents of local committee: • Arsen Štefanac (2008) • Eduard Krizmanić (2009) • Damir Krizmanić (2013) • Pavao Babić (2017) • Mario Medved (2021) Municipal notaries: •? (–1871)

Notable people that were born or lived in Lukovdol include: • Josip Slivec • Martin Grišnik, Seljački savez candidate for Skupština representative in the 1920 election • Ivan Goran Kovačić (21 March 1913 – 12 July 1943) • Vladimir Krizmanić (18 June 1935 – 25 October 2015), parish priest of Brod Moravice from 1962, then Kosinj from 1965, then Ravna Gora from 1977 through 2008

The Goranovo proljeće poetry competition has been held annually since 1964 on the birthday of Ivan Goran Kovačić, the 21st of March (later also World Poetry Day, sometimes the March equinox),

A memorial park with the name Gorandol, 3360 m2 in area, was created in 1983 by S. Jurković and B. Radimir above the cemetery. It hosts the annual national poetry competition Goranovo proljeće.

Beginning in 2013, the 7 stage 260 km long Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar (Goranska biciklistička transverzala) passes through Lukovdol. The "Gorski Kotar Bike Tour", held annually since 2012, sometimes goes through Lukovdol, such as in the first leg for 2024.

Lukovdol has a post office, an Udaljeni pretplatnički stupanj (UPS). The water storage unit in Nadvučnik, with a capacity of 400 m3 at an elevation of 444 m, is also responsible for Lukovdol, Podvučnik, Vučnik, Gorenci and part of Draga Lukovdolska.

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