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Croatian genealogy
information
Sources
for the family history research in the Ogulin area
 Sources
for the family history research of the area in the vicinity
of Croatian city of Ogulin are quite rich.
Besides the birth,
marriage and death records (matične knjige rođenih, vjenčanih
i umrilih) that can be found in Croatian State Archive as
well as some of the local Catholic parishes, there are quite
a few well researched historical resources dated back to
the 15th century.
Urbar from
Modruša
The first of
those sources is known as Urbar from Modruša (Modruški
urbar) written in glagolitic alphabet and originated
from the year 1486. It hasn't been preserved in it's original
form.
Instead, it's
copies in latinic alphabet made in the late 17th century
is what we have today. Nevertheless, it is a valuable document
about social state of affairs in the area that coprises
settlements betwen today's Severin and Lukovdol on the North
and Saborsko as the southernmost point.
It states complete
names of all peasants under the count Bernardin Frankopan,
who ordered the creation of the document. Unfortunatelly,
it doesn't mention peasants under the Modruša Catholic Bishop
nor freemen that lived in the area.
Frankopan
Castle in Ogulin |
The Urbar from
Modruša it indirectly mentiones following nobility families:
Dianković, Gašpić, Hotković, Januš, Klinčić, Krajač, Marković,
Mrklić, Mavrić, Oštriharić, Orlovič, Orčinić and Skalić.
Peasants at that
time still haven't had firmly established surnames, but
there are some that were mentioned which exist today: Blašković,
Bošnjak, Brajković, Burić, Butković, Dragišić (Dragšić),
Drašković, Franković (Franković), Grdešić (Grdasić, Grdečić),
Grgurić, Grdić, Jelenac (Jelenčić), Jurašić, Jurković, Kolić,
Krizmanić, Kučinić, Lončarić, Luketić, Marković, Mavrović,
Medved, Mihalić, Mihelić, Novačić, Plivelić (Plevelić),
Salopek, Skočić i Stanišić (staničić). Those surnames qualify
not just the oldest surnames from Ogulin area but also the
oldest Croatian family surnames in existence.
The list of
soldiers of Karlovac Military Border
Another valuable
resource of genealogical data is the list of soldiers of
Karlovac military border area from the year 1699, of which
Ogulin captaincy was one of more important parts. It was
written in German language with the latin alphabet. It comprises
Ogulin, Oštarije, Modruš, Otok and Tounj settlements. The
most common surnames were Beljan and Salopek.
A lot of valuable
data on clans from that area can be found in a very well
researched book "Ogulinsko-modruški rodovi" (Clans
from Ogulin-Modruš) by Hrvoje Salopek.
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 Female
given names as a motivator for Croatian surnames 
A matronymic surname would be typically created using a name of a women
who particularly excelled in a community, or was famous because of some fortunate
or less fortunate circumstance.
Tidbits
of Janeš family history available online
Nenad Menićanin gathered valuable data from various sources on the meaning,
geography and genealogy of his ancestors, and published his findings on the
internet.
A
new book published on the history of the noble Jelačić family
Pavao Maček, a prominent Croatian historian, introduced the book "Noble
clans of Jelačićs" in Zaprešić City Hall.
Herzegovian
village of Hardomilje and it's clans
The most prominent clans and family names in the area are Bandur, Boras,
Bubalo, Ćuže, Gadže, Grbavac, Ilić, Jelinić, Kravić, Mandić, Miloš, Rupčić and
Vukšić.
Vučetić
nobility from Brinje and Senj
The first mention of the Vuchetich surname can be traced back to a certain
Bosnian nobleman Pribislav and his last will written at the second half of the
15th century. (14 Mar 2010)
Bosnia-Herzegovina,
an important area for genealogical research for Croats
Vital records kept in local Catholic parishes have always been crucial in
claims of Croats in the area about their identity and history.
Pitomača
family trees researched
An interesting work about genealogy of residents of the Croatian town situated
between Đurđevac and Virovitica had been published on the internet.
Slavonian
settlements with a significant German population
By 1931, in about hundred settlements in eastern parts of Croatia lived
about 20 thousand inhabitants of Germanic origin.
Aristocracy
of the Republic of Ragusa
One of the oldest and most prominent aristocracies in the Mediterranean
region had developed in 12th and 13th century in Dubrovnik region.
Visiting
Croatia (2): Accommodation
We continue our series of articles about the country and it's people for
genealogists preparing to visit Croatia and do the research.
19th
century census as a source of genealogical data
The oldest census in the areas of today's Croatia was performed in 1785,
but the most valuable one was done in 1857.
Visiting
Croatia (1): Transportation
If you plan to visit Croatia to do genealogy research, our series of articles
on transportation, accomodation, telecommunications and the culture may help
you as you prepare for the trip.
Croatian
genealogists invited to contribute
Several interesting new colaborative
internet technologies were presented in Zagreb, Croatia to those interested
in research of Croatian records.
Hrastovac
vital records available online
Up until the end of the World
War II the settlement also known as Eichendorf had been a vibrant society,
mostly inhabited by Germans.
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