Cultural and historical monuments of Gorski kotar and Lika

Rad predstavlja kulturno-povijesne spomenike Gorskog kotara i Like, a cilj rada je da se prikaže kulturna baština koja nikada neće izgubiti svoju vrijednost. Rad se sastoji od pet poglavlja, a u samom uvodu je opisano o čemu će se govoriti. Prvo poglavlje govori o najvažnijim kulturno-povijesnim spomenicima Gorskog kotara. Odabrano je njih sedam, a među njih se ubrajaju i spomenici NOB-a. Drugo poglavlje govori o sakralnim objektima u Gorskom kotaru. Postoji mnogo malih zavjetnih crkava koje se nalaze gotovo u svakom naselju. Treće poglavlje govori o poznatom književniku i manifestaciji „Goranovo proljeće“. Naime, radi se o književnoj manifestaciji koja se održava svake godine krajem ožujka u Lukovdolu, rodnom mjestu Ivana Gorana Kovačića. Manifestacija okuplja velik broj pjesnika iz svih krajeva Hrvatske. Četvrto poglavlje opisuje kulturno-povijesne spomenike Like. Neki od najpoznatijih su Memorijalni centar Nikole Tesle i Spomen dom Ante Starčevića. Zadnje poglavlje se bavi sakralnim objektima na području Like. Jedno od poznatijih je Svetište Majke Božje od Krasna. Crkve su uglavnom i danas u funkciji. Sačuvane su, ali neke od njih je uništilo vrijeme i kasnije se nisu mogle obnoviti. Bogata kulturna baština Gorskog kotara i Like stvara temelj za razvoj proizvoda kulturnog turizma koji se ubraja u posebne oblike turizma. Na kraju rada se nalazi popis korištenih izvora i slika.This paper presents the cultural and historical monuments of Gorski Kotar and Lika with the aim of showcasing the cultural heritage of a value that is never to diminish. The paper consists of five chapters, with the introduction giving the main outline of the paper itself. The first chapter depicts the most important cultural and historical monuments of Gorski Kotar. A total of seven sites have been chosen, among which there are monuments commemorating National Liberation Struggle. The second chapter is dedicated to Gorski Kotar sacral relics, given the fact that numerous small votive churches can be found in almost each rural settlement all over the area. It is the notable writer Ivan Goran Kovačić and the renowned Goran’s Spring poetry event that the third chapter focuses on. Every year at the end of March the event takes place in Lukovdol, the birthplace of Kovačić, bringing together a vast number of poets from all parts of Croatia. The fourth chapter depicts the cultural and historical monuments of Lika, with the Nikola Tesla Memorial Centre and Ante Starčević Memorial House being among the most prominent ones. The Lika region sacral relics are presented in the last chapter, among which The Shrine of Our Lady of Krasno stands out as one of Croatia’s most visited shrines. The churches are by far serving their main purpose to this very day, being quite wellpreserved. Yet, some of them have not stood the test of time, nor has their rebuilding been attainable so far. What sets out the basis for the development of cultural tourism, an invaluable type of tourism of its own, is the rich cultural heritage of Gorski Kotar and Lika. The final part of the paper presents the Bibliography