Begovo Razdolje
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Begovo Razdolje | |
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  Begovo Razdolje | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′19″N 14°54′5″E / 45.30528°N 14.90139°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Municipality | Mrkopalj |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.2 km2 (20.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 36 |
| • Density | 0.69/km2 (1.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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Begovo Razdolje (Croatian pronunciation: [bɛ̂ɡɔʋɔ rǎːzdɔːʎɛ]) is a village in Mrkopalj municipality, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, in western Croatia. At 1,060 m (3,478 ft), it is the settlement with the highest elevation in Croatia.[3]
Begovo Razdolje has a population of 48 (as of 2011),[4] mostly elderly people.[5] The villagers, traditionally oriented towards forestry and hunting, are increasingly turning to livestock farming and tourism in recent decades.[5]
On 30 November 2011, 36 centimetres (14 in) of snow fell in 12 hours.[6]
On 8 December 2012, 63 centimetres (25 in) of snow fell in 24 hours for a cumulative depth of 118 centimetres (46 in).[7] On 14 January 2013, 58 centimetres (23 in) of snow fell in 24 hours.[8] On 23 February, 30 centimetres (12 in) of snow fell in 48 hours for a cumulative depth of 195 centimetres (77 in).[9]
On 9 February 2015, 155 centimetres (61 in) of snow fell in 12 hours in Begovo Razdolje.[10]
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Attractions
The 37,800 square metres (407,000 sq ft) park of Matić-poljana nearby was designed by Zdenko Sila in 1969 in memory of the 13th Partisan Division.[13]
