Tounj

History

At the bottom of the craggy Krpel in a deep ravine there is a cave from which the Tounjčica river springs . According to historians, three families defended themselves against the Turks in that cave: Fumić, Juraić and Rebrović. The cave was walled and arranged for defense, with loopholes and exits to the upper cave, which is hidden from view in the bushes and thickets. The aforementioned three families built the town of Tounj. Tounj was first mentioned on 22 February 1481 in a document freeing the citizens of Grič from tariffs in the domains of Stjepan III Frankopan Modruški, its first recorded owner. Prince Stjepan's grandson, also named Stjepan, added the town of Tounj to his property in 1550 when he divided it with the Zrinski family. In 1558, a confiscation delegation found the town neglected and empty, annexed it to the Krajina administration, and repopulated it in 1577. In 1585, Captain Stjepan Gucić spent considerable funds on the development of the town due to the increasingly frequent incursions of the Turks. In the 16th century, Tounj became a part of the Austrian Military Frontier, with its own Tounj Capitanate. Known captains include: # Juraj Hadrčić (1580), burgrave # Štefan Gusić (1584–1589) # Vuk II Krsto Frankopan (1605) # Oktavijan Paner (1613) # Jakov Paradaiser (1622, †1628) # Adam Gall von Gallenstein (1628) # Péter IV Erdődy (1630, †1638) # (1648) # Johann Ernst von Paradeiser (1653) # Juraj V Frankopan (1653, †1601) # Fran II Krsto Frankopan (1665) # Georg Sigismund von Paradeiser (1669) # Ivan Juraj Gusić (1673, †1689) # Franjo Karlo Gusić (1689) # Sigismund Albrecht Herberstein (1689, †1690) # Maximilian von Paradeiser (1690) # Ernst Kulmer (1692) # Franjo Josip Turn (1715) # Graf Starhenberg (1719) # Chavalier Troilo Conti (1719) # Ivan…

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  128
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  100
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  93
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  92
• Eurasian Blackcap

  Sylvia atricapilla (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  60
• Common Chiffchaff

  Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  47
• Eurasian Jay

  Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  47
• Song Thrush

  Turdus philomelos C.L.Brehm, 1831 · Aves
  44

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