Polje Čepić

History

The village territory was first mentioned in 1102 at the time of Patriarchate of Aquileia in the grant by Ulric II to the Aquileia patriarchs, as part of Kožljak castle estate. In 1287 was founded Paulist monastery of St. Mary (also called the Monastery of Our Lady of the Lake). In 1385, the Kožljak lord Filip Gutenegg richly endowed the monastery. In 1606 the monastery is mentioned as župa (parish). In 1783 the monastery was disbanded and the property was sold out to Johann Weikhard from Auersperg noble family. The tombstone with Glagolitic inscription of Kožljak lord Martin Moysevich (1492), which was in the monastery, was relocated to castle chapel in Belaj. In the hamlet Kloštar was sacral, while in Purgarija profane part of Čepić. The Purgarija was called according to the German word Bürger (citizen), and the former Burg (Engl. Castle). The castle was devastated in the Uskok War (1615-1617), but it was rebuilt. Although the last remains of the ruins were removed at the time of lake drying in 1930, he can be seen in Valvasor engraving from 1679, when was in Auersperg family property. Inhabitants mainly live from agriculture on fertile field that was created by drying of Lake Čepić in 1930. Before also from lake fishery.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  332
• Yellow-legged Gull

  Larus michahellis J.F.Naumann, 1840 · Aves
  276
• Eurasian Griffon

  Gyps fulvus (Hablizl, 1783) · Aves
  234
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  217
• European Shag

  Phalacrocorax aristotelis (Linnaeus, 1761) · Aves
  191
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  191
• Dalmatian Wall Lizard

  Podarcis melisellensis (Braun, 1877) · Squamata
  189
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  189

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2023-07-29
  8 km ENE of Klana, Croatia
• M 4.7 — 2023-02-16
  3 km W of Baška, Croatia
• M 3.5 — 2020-05-13
  3 km NE of Crikvenica, Croatia
• M 4 — 2017-08-08
  3 km SSW of Jadranovo, Croatia
• M 3.3 — 2016-05-08
  8 km NNE of Oto?ac, Croatia
• M 4.5 — 2014-04-22
  7 km SE of Pivka, Slovenia