Vukmanić
Place in Karlovac, Croatia
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Vukmanić is a village belonging to Karlovac in Croatia, population 207 (2011).[3] It was the birthplace of Ivan Ribar who preceded Josip Broz Tito as post-World War II leader of Yugoslavia.
Demographics
In 1890, the obćina of Vukmanić (court at Vukmanić), with an area of 132 square kilometres (51 mi2), belonged to the kotar of Vojnić (Vojnić electoral district but Krnjak court) in the županija of Modruš-Rieka (Ogulin court and financial board). There were 1036 houses, with a population of 6853 (highest in Vojnić kotar): 3435 male and 3418 female. The majority were Croatian or Serbian speakers, but 24 spoke German, 18 spoke Hungarian, 5 spoke Slovene and 17 spoke other languages. The majority were Eastern Orthodox, but 3154 were Catholic. Its 22 villages were divided for taxation purposes into 8 porezne obćine, under the Slunj office.[4]: vi, vii [5]: xxx, xxxi
