Lička Jesenica

History

In 1933, Chetnik formations were organised on the territory of Srpske Moravice, Gomirje and Lička Jesenica. They had a minor political influence until 1941 when a large number of them were killed in the first wave of liquidations. On 28 May in the afternoon, the first mass arrests were made by the Ustaše in Plaški, including of a teacher from Lička Jesenica. Initially, they were held in the jail in Plaški, then transferred to the Ogulin castle. There, they were held for about 20 days, forced by their captors to sing "Sprem'te se, sprem'te četnici" (a Chetnik anthem) while sweeping the streets. Around 6 June, late in the evening, they were led out of the Ogulin tower into its courtyard and lined up in a zig-zagging column. They were all forced to sign a document with "I the undersigned with my own hand sign that in the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia I acted against the interests of the Croat nation, the Ustaša movement and the Poglavnik" (). The next day, they were transported by train to the Danica concentration camp. In late June or early July 1941, the priest in Jesenica was arrested. In early July, he had not yet been sent away. As of a 15 July document, all he had been sent to a concentration camp. On 4 July 1942, Partisans destroyed of track between Blato and Lička Jesenica. Italian soldiers arrived from Plaški on an armoured train and the Partisans retreated. On 1–7 and 8 September, Partisans destroyed about of railway between the Blato-Lička Jesenica and Javornik stations. They burned 4 railway guardposts between Blato and Lička Jesenica and destroyed the water pump in Lička Jesenica. Italian railway guard troops engaged the Partisans in a 2 day battle. The Partisans killed 1 and wounded 8. After the Partisans left, it was estimated the repairs would…

Most-observed species

• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  806
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  633
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  614
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  550
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  535
• Eurasian Nuthatch

  Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  449
• Eurasian Blackcap

  Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  364
• Common Merganser

  Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  359

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