Lika-Krbava is the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, autonomous region Croatia-Slavonia. Its territory is presently in south-western Croatia. Lika and Krbava are the names of two valleys in the county (Gospić lies in Lika). The capital of the county was Gospić.

Geography

Lika-Krbava county shared borders with the Austrian lands Dalmatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Hungarian county Modrus-Fiume (also in Croatia-Slavonia). The county has a strip of Adriatic Sea coast. Its area was 6211 km² around 1910.

History

The territory of Lika-Krbava county became part of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 12th century. In 1918 (confirmed by the Treaty of Trianon 1920), the county became part of the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia). Since 1991, when Croatia became independent from Yugoslavia, the county is part of Croatia.

Districts

In the early 20th century, the districts and their capitals were:

• Gospić
• Gračac
• Donji Lapac
• Udbina
• Korenica
• Perušić
• Otočac (Hungarian: Otocsan)
• Brinje
• Senj (Hungarian: Zengg)

Urban districts:

• Senj (Hungarian: Zengg)
• Karlobag (Hungarian and Italian: Carlopago)