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Ravna Gora, Croatia

Ravna Gora is a village and a municipality in western Croatia, located between Delnice and Vrbovsko in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar.

History
The volunteer fire department DVD Ravna Gora was founded in 1888, and is today part of the VZ općine Ravna Gora. The current commander of both the VZ and the DVD as of 2013 is Dražen Krepenc. The local chapter of the HPS is HPD "Bjelolasica", which had 23 members in 1936 under the Ivan Marković presidency. At the time, it had a ski section. Membership fell to 21 in 1937. Membership fell to 15 in 1938, and the ski section became inactive. The next season, the entire chapter was inactive. WWII monument in Ravna Gora Along with Mrkopalj and Vrbovsko, Ravna Gora was one of the only places in Gorski Kotar that already had Ustaše when Ante Pavelić arrived in 1941. In July, when the deportations of Serbs to accommodate the Slovenes of the population exchange commenced, the logornik in Vrbovsko informed his superiors that all the Serbs were in Moravice apart from two retired Serb gunmen in Severin na Kupi. For the temporary accommodation of Slovenes in Ravna Gora, the Deutscher dom was offered for the housing of 100 people but for its occupation by the Italians. freezing rain fell on Gorski Kotar, glazing the entire region. It wrecked roofs, power lines and forests, causing power loss for about 14,000 households in Gorski Kotar, or about 80% of its population. Because of power lines falling on the A6, the highway was closed in of Rijeka between Bosiljevo and Kikovica, and between Kikovica and Delnice in the direction of Zagreb. It took about 10 days to restore essential infrastructure to the region, and within months electricity was back in most of its former range, but at a cost of about 84.4 million HRK to HEP. At the time it was the largest peacetime damage since its Secession from Yugoslavia, even without counting the forestry losses. The Šumarija Ravna Gora fared well relative to western forestry branches, losing mainly diseased and very poorly anchored trees. Clearing blocked forestry roads and forest paths would take years, and thanks to the declining population some were never cleared. On 28 October 2018, strong convective precipitation led to flash flooding, causing all roads in and out to be closed. One night in mid-June 2019, the restaurant Breza caught on fire. Three firefighters from the local volunteer fire department arrived on scene at 3:49, followed by six more, but efforts were focused on preventing its spread to adjacent inhabited rooms and all 12 bottles of air were used up, leading to cessation of firefighting until the JVP Delnice could arrive, joined by the volunteer fire departments of Stara Sušica and Kupjak. The fire was under control by 6:15 and had been put out by 10:00. 30 firefighters participated with 5 vehicles. The fire caused about a million HRK in damage. On 16 September 2022, heavy rain led to the A6 interchange at Ravna Gora being closed due to flooding. ==Demographics==
Demographics
In the 2021 census, the total municipality population was 2028: In 1870, Ravnagora općina, in Delnice podžupanija, had 423 houses, with a population of 3193. Its 4 villages were divided into 3 porezne obćine for taxation purposes. Ravnagora had its own parish. In 1890, the općina of Ravna Gora (court at Ravna Gora), with an area of , belonged to the kotar and electoral district of Vrbovsko (Vrbovsko court) in the županija of Modruš-Rieka (Ogulin court and financial board). There were 454 In 1910, the entire općina had no resident soldiers. Militarily, Ravna Gora fell under the and 26th Landsturm Infantry Brigade, both at Karlovac. In 1890, Ravna Gora itself had 227 houses and 1282 people. Vrh had 27 houses and 115 people. They attended the school in and were administered and taxed by Ravna Gora, which also had a post office. Further reading • Page 32. Settlements The following settlements are under Ravna Gora: • Kupjak, population 176 • Leskova Draga, population 8 • Ravna Gora, population 1477 • Stara Sušica, population 205 • Stari Laz, population 147 • Šije, population 15 In the same census, the population was over 97% Croats. ==Governance==
Governance
National Representatives of the Ravna Gora kotar at the Croatian Parliament: • Tomislav Cuculić (1848, 1861) • Ante Cuculić (1861–1865) Judiciary In 1875, the kotar court of Delnice encompassed a population of 28,347, being responsible for the općine: Delnice, Lokve, Fužine, Mrkopalj, Ravna Gora, Brod, Skrad, Vrbovsko. ==Culture==
Culture
Cuisine In 2008, Blažica Sveticki, at the time director of the Ravna Gora branch of the National Tourist Board, founded the society Plodovi gorja Gorskog kotara for the sake of preserving local agricultural and culinary traditions and food products. The society consists of various family farms, which participate in various manifestations, the oldest of which originated before the society was founded, back in 1998: the "Blueberry days" () and "Mushroom days" (). From year to year, other fruits were added: elder, strawberry, spruce, raspberry and so on. ==Infrastructure==
Infrastructure
Forestry The forestry office for Vrbovsko srez was in Ravna Gora. ==Sports==
Sports
Bowling Ravna Gora is home to the bowling clubs '' and Ravnogorac, who meet at the SPC Goranka. The best bowlers of Goranka'' have competed in the , winning ; having won of the 2nd League in 2018, and before that of the 3rd League in 2014. The local individual record at the bowling alley is 698, set in 2025 by Robert Skok. the 7 stage long Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar () passes through Hlevci. The "Gorski Kotar Bike Tour", held annually since 2012, sometimes goes through Ravna Gora, such as in the third leg for 2023 and the second leg for 2024, both of which started and ended in Ravna Gora. ==Notable people==
Notable people
Notable people who were born or lived in Ravna Gora include: • (b. 17 January 1938), lawyer and columnist ==Gallery==
Gallery
Pogled na dio Ravne Gore.jpg|Street in Ravna Gora Crkva svete Terezije Avilske u Ravnoj Gori.jpg| Kapelica svetog Florijana u Kosi.jpg|Sv. Florijana chapel in Ravna Gora.jpg|Panorama Pogled na Ravnu Goru zima 1.jpg|Ravna Gora in winter ==Selected works==
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