Hambarište

There is a cliff (45.361°N 15.1063°E / 45.361; 15.1063) near Hambarište, in the hamlet of Luke, above the rock quarry, with over 50 sport climbing routes set up by the Sportski penjački klub Ogulin in and around 2016: 6 of Fontainebleau difficulty 5, 19 of difficulty 6, 12 of difficulty 7, 2 of difficulty 8a, and 3 ungraded.^[4][5][6]

During a riot on 28 August 1883, a search for the "Hungarian Crest" that had been stolen from the obćinski ured in Gomirje led the rioters as far as Hambarište, but it was never found.^[7]

In early 2000, the rock quarry Grič-Hambarište was opened by Viadukt, in a political process over which the city of Vrbovsko had no say. The quarrying lasted until 2007, with little legal activity after that.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]}

In 2005, the construction of a 5 storey building with 50 rooms intended to become a hotel begun in Hambarište,^[14][15] which left the owner 3 million Croatian kuna in debt.^[16]

In 2010, a 19 year old from Lukovdol stole 20 metres (66 ft) of copper wire from the transformer station in Hambarište.^[17]

Hambarište was hit by the 2014 Dinaric ice storm. From 31 January to 2 February 2014, while S and SW geostrophic wind dominated,^[18] freezing rain fell on Gorski Kotar, glazing the entire region. It wrecked roofs, power lines an forests, causing power loss for about 14,000 households 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.^[19] 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.^[20] Clearing blocked forestry roads and forest paths would take years, and thanks to the declining population some were never cleared.^[21]

In 2016, the Hambarište bridge in Luke hamlet was rebuilt.^[22][23][24]

In June 2018, the Hambarište water storage unit was found to have a coliform bacteria concentration of 570/100ml, and both Escherichia coli and Enterococcus bacteria were present.^[25]

On 11 June 2019, hail up to 12 centimetres (4.7 in)^[26] in diameter fell in Brod Moravice, while large hail fell in other areas. Traffic was reduced to one lane at the Rožman brdo tunnel in Hambarište.^[27][26]

On 20 June 2021, a fire engulfed the trash dump at Hambarište.^[28] The same dump was inspected in 2024 in connection to this.^[29]

As of 2021, there were only 10 inhabitants under the age of 20.^[3]

In 1890, Hambarište had 27 houses and 160 people. They attended the school in Vrbovsko regardless of faith. Despite being taxed by Vrbovsko, Vujnović Selo was administered by Gomirje.^[30]: 37

As of its foundation on 3 March 2008, it belongs to the local committee [hr] of Vrbovsko.^[31]

The water storage unit Sv. Ilija, with a capacity of 500 cubic metres (18,000 ft³) at an elevation of 515 metres (1,690 ft),^[32] is responsible for part of Vrbovsko, Hambarište and Smreka^[33]

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  The viaduct of Hambarište.