KARLOVAC CITY DESCRIPTION AND AREA DESCRIPTION ALONG KUPA RIVER NORTH OF KARLOVAC

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• Publication Date: August 25, 1953
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INFORMATION REPORT
SUGACT Sarlovac City Description and Area Description
Along Kupa River North of Karlovac
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1. Kar1ovac - - The city of Karlovac is self supporting. All industries are small and
torkers are mostly independent or small groups of craftsmen. It appeared to me
there were more jewellers than usual in such towns. The government buildings are
placed in the center of town and, until recently were surrounded by lagoon a. These
lagoons were being filled in to create public parks. Practically all
of the buildings in Karlovac are built of brick or atone and all have tile roofs.
Forty percent of the homes are heated by coal and 60 by wood.
2. There is no public transportation. Government workers are moved in small trucks.
There are only three private automobiles, of 1935 vintage. The government has two
1951 four-door. Chevrolets for official use. Taxis have been taxed out of existence.
There is one fire truck which is in fair condition, powered by a gasoline engine.
3. There is no traffic on the Kupa River outside of small personal boats. There is no
storm drainage provided in Karlovac and during heavylirains water backs up on the
streets. There is a small airfield used for emergency purposes up to 1945, located
at Grid Coordinates 420 - 364, Sheet 43-IV AASS Series M702.
4. Croatians are settled in the area around the old moat and Montenegrins and 3erbianr
are mixed with the Croatians throughout the rest of the city. All foreign elements
were dispersed during World War II.
5. Area Between Briog and Ozalj - LSee Sheet 28 III AMS Series M702 available at
CIA Map Library/ The only industry in this area is concentrated at the lime kilns
located at 532 - 355 and the electric power houses at 37% - 514 and 374 - 516. The
lime kiln employs about 200 people and has nix tower?s1for burning the stone to make
lime. The kilns burn continuously. The stone quarries are nearby and have only about
five or six air hammers. One power house was built in 1911 and the second was built
in 1915. These power houses supply electricity to Karlovac and all the towns along
the Kupa River up to Rubnjarci. A brick factory employing about 100 people is
located at 390 - 519.
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6. Most of the people in this area are Croatian and are engaged in farming. The farms
average tree acres in size and the usual crop contains potatoes, wheat, rye, cabbage
and corn. There are many graves grown throughout this area as well as berries and what
are called German prunes. There are Jersey and Holstein cows throughout the area and
n few pigs, sheep and goats. About half of the families in each village have an ox.
There are no horses in the area. The homes are all built of wood, 50% being covered
with tile and 50% being covered with straw. The only telephones are in the' government
buildings, like the Post Office, power houses and lime kilns. There is no planned
sewerage, all refuse being burned or thrown on manure piles. Water is obtained from
the many springs throughout the area.
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of the owners were going to Bell theirs because of the high tax. They
all listened to the Voice of America when they could and they like the programs. They
only discuss their feelings about Communism, T_to and the Voice of America with their
close friends and neighbors, and then only under the most secretive eircumatancer.
These people refused to work in the Cooperatives set up by the Government because they
want to retain their iidependence. They are satisfied with their present atandard of
living and feel that little can be done to raise the standard. Most of them feel
apathetic about planning their own or their children's future because they are quite
certain that war is coming. I
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One doctor from Karlovac comes to Ozalj every other day to take care of the families
of the Government workers. The villagers would go to Karlovac for treatment of only
the most serious ailment because of the paucity of beds in the hospital.
had typhoid fever from swimming in the river but this vas a R. y
illness The people are quite hardy.
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9. The roads &nd railroad track shown on Sheet 28-111 AMS Series M702 fWvailable at the CIA
Map Library 7 are accurate except for the fact that the lime kilns referred to in para-
graph (ha) above were built directly- on the site of the road. There is no provision for
a by-pace so this good road 1s almost useless. The villagers have built a wooden bridge
200 feet long across the Kupa River at Grid Coordinates 330 - 551. This bridge is
strong enough to support a truck and is about 10 feet wide.
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