Municipality of Lovinac in the socialist period

Druga polovina 20. stoljeća karakterizira vrlo turbulentnu i bremenitu ličku povjesnicu. Jedan od krajeva koji je posebno stradao i morao je biti ponovno izgrađen jest područje općine Lovinac. Tragična događanja i teške ljudske sudbine Drugog svjetskog rata bili su dio negativnih društvenih, gospodarskih i privrednih polazi- šta za ponovnim razvojem jedne zajednice. U Lovincu i okolnim selima nije doš- lo do potrebnog ekonomskog i za ličku privredu tada planiranog razvoja, već su ta izazovna vremena okarakterizirana slabom industrijskom proizvodnjom, smanjenim profitom od poljoprivredne djelatnosti te značajnim i trajnim iseljavanjem. U određenom društvenom i razvojnom vakuumu u okviru tadašnjeg kotara Gračac, Lovinac je dočekao novo stradanje – Domovinski rat.The second half of the 20th century has been characterised by a very turbulent and rough historical background of Lika. One of the areas that was especially damaged is the area of Lovinac’s county. Tragic events as well as painful human destinies caused by the Second World war have been a part of the negative social and economic starting points of re-development of the community. In Lovinac and its surrounding there has not been needed economic nor any planned development; on the contrary, those times were characterised by the weak industrial production, low agricultural profit and significant and permanent depopulation. As a part of then Gračac’s county, Lovinac has been strucked by another plight – the Homeland War