Gospic
| Gospić | ||
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 Gospić
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| Coordinates: 44°32′46″N 15°22′30″E / 44.546°N 15.375°ECoordinates: 44°32′46″N 15°22′30″E / 44.546°N 15.375°E | ||
| Country |
 Croatia
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| County |
 Lika-Senj
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| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Petar Krmpotić (HDZ) | |
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| • Municipality | 966,64 km2 (37,322 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Municipality | 12,745 | |
| • Town | 6,575 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) | |
| Postal code | 53 000 | |
| Area code(s) | 053 | |
| Vehicle registration | GS | |
| Website | www |
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Gospić (pronounced [ɡǒːspitɕ]) is a town and municipality in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Lika-Senj county. Gospić is located near the Lika River in the middle of a karst field.
Gospić is the third smallest seat of a county government in Croatia. Its status as the county capital helped to spur some development in it, but the town as well as the entire region have suffered a constant decrease in population over the last several decades. Gospić is notable for being the birthplace of Nikola Tesla.
The first organised inhabitation of the area was recorded in 1263 as Kaseg or Kasezi. The name Gospić is first mentioned in 1604, which likely originates from the Croatian word for "lady" (gospa) or another archaic form, gospava. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire as part of Sanjak of Lika initially in Rumeli Eyalet (1528–1580), laterly in Bosnia Eyalet (1580–1686).
Today's town was built around two Ottoman forts (the towers of Aga Senković and of Aga Alić). The Turkish incursion was repelled by the end of the 17th century and Gospić became an administrative centre of the Lika region within the Military Frontier.
Until 1918, Gospić (named GOSPICH before 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier, Likaner Regiment N° I. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Gospić was part of the Lika-Krbava County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
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