Ozalj

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Ozalj

Total population

1,053

Land area5.7 km²

Coordinates45.61°, 15.48°

Demographic figures from Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ozalj is a town in central Croatia, located north of Karlovac and southwest of Jastrebarsko, on the Kupa River. It is close to Žumberak in the north and the border with Slovenia in the northwest, with Metlika being the closest Slovenian town.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Ilona Zrínyi

Princess Consort of Transylvania and Croatian noblewoman (1643-1703)

Aloysius Stepinac

Croatian Roman Catholic cardinal, archbishop of Zagreb (1898-1960) and blessed

Paul Puhallo von Brlog

Austro-Hungarian general

Franjo Kuharić

Archbishop of Zagreb and cardinal. (1919–2002)

Slava Raškaj

Croatian painter (1877–1906)

Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich

Austrian Empire general

Bernardin Frankopan

Croatian nobleman, diplomat and soldier

Ivan Antun Zrinski

Count of Croatia

Ivan Hariš-Gromovnik

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Ivo Latin

Croatian political commissar (1929-2002)

Emilij Laszowski

Croatian historian and archivist of Polish origin (1868-1949)

Juraj Jezerinac

Croatian Roman Catholic prelate (born 1939)

Michael Puhalo von Brlog

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Stjepko Težak

Croatian linguist (1926–2006)

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Ivan Rupert Gusić

Croatian monk

Josip Torbar

Croatian scientist (1824-1900)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Karlovac

• Zajačko Selo
  0.4 mi away · pop. 164
• Vrhovački Sopot
  0.6 mi away · pop. 89
• Soldatići
  0.9 mi away · pop. 20
• Goli Vrh Ozaljski
  1.1 mi away · pop. 6
• Goršćaki Ozaljski
  1.1 mi away · pop. 11
• Zaluka
  1.6 mi away · pop. 34
• Donji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski
  1.9 mi away · pop. 47
• Gornji Oštri Vrh Ozaljski
  1.9 mi away · pop. 6
• Polje Ozaljsko
  2.1 mi away · pop. 267
• Vini Vrh
  2.1 mi away · pop. 4
• Fratrovci Ozaljski
  2.1 mi away · pop. 48
• Belinsko Selo
  2.2 mi away · pop. 1

Browse all places in Karlovac →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Radiated Wolf Spider

Hogna radiata

Seen 2026-09-22

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-20

Leather Beetle

Carabus coriaceus

Seen 2026-09-18

Orange Swift

Triodia sylvina

Seen 2026-09-16

Japanese-lantern

Alkekengi officinarum

Seen 2026-09-12

Asiatic dayflower

Commelina communis

Seen 2026-09-08

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-05

false indigo bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Seen 2026-09-01

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-08-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).