Moravice, Croatia

Moravice (formerly known as Komorske Moravice until 1919, thereafter as Srpske Moravice until 1991 ) (Моравице ) is a settlement in north-western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. It is part of the Vrbovsko municipality. The population is 664 (as of the 2011 census).

History
The Serbs were settled in Moravice 1585 on the proposal general of Karlovac Josip Turn. Vlachs were Slavic shepherds or foreigners who were settled through Statuta Vlachorum on this territory.

Notable natives and residents

 * Danilo Jakšić - 18th century Serb Orthodox bishop
 * Slavko Kvaternik - one of the founders of the Ustaša movement, and a Nazi collaborator during the Second World War
 * Dido Kvaternik - a senior military official of the Ustaša movement, and a Nazi collaborator during the Second World War
 * Pero Kvrgić - actor
 * Đorđe Petrović - painter
 * Vasilije Matić - forestry expert
 * Đorđe Kangrga - musician
 * Snježana Pejčić - Olympic athlete