Udbina
UDBINA, a town on the southern edge of the Krbava field in Lika, 30 km south of Korenica; elevation 839 m; population 1,162. In the Middle Ages Udbina was a fortified centre (castrum) of the Krbava County. In ancient times it was called civitas Corbaviae, the Town of Krbava, the official seat of the Krbava bishop (from 1185-1460, when the bishop relocated to Modrus, due to Turkish invasions). The name Udbina appeared for the first time in 1493. Economy is based on farming, livestock breeding, wood-processing and processing of synthetic materials. Udbina is located on the main road Karlovac - Gracac - Zadar (M13.01, E751). Antique tombstones have been found near the ruins of the church of St. Mark (sanctuary with a three-side ending). Remains of a cathedral have been discovered (1829) on the Kalvarija Hill. The Bishop's Palace was built by Bishop Boniface (14th c.). - The mediaeval fortified town, which has been preserved only in bits and pieces, was in 1509 under the duke of Krbava, Ivan Karlovic, and in the period 1527-1689 under the Turks. - In the vicinity, near Mutilic, are the ruins of an ancient church of St. Augustine (quadrangular sanctuary, front belfry "na preslicu").
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