Tipologija naselja i građevinske značajke u ozaljskom kraju
The Typology of Settlements and Construction Features in the Ozalj Area

Summary/Abstract: Only in a few settlements in this area do we find objects which have retained traditional form and character. In most of the villages, the new construction has disturbed the traditional pattern of land parceling, types and orientation of buildings, construction materials and even the function of objects. For the time being, only two settlements have been protected by rural zoning project which promotes the values of natural setting and traditional architecture, and demarcates zones of new construction. Settlements in the Ozalj area are of two basic types, depending on land configuration: scattered ones are in hilly parts, while street-type settlements have developed in the river plain. The house and yard sites in the hills do not have a fixed form, while those in the plain are quadrangle and usually lined along a major road. Farm outbuildings include the following structures: stalls, bains, hay-lofts, storage for grains or wine, pigpens, outside kitchens where food for animals is prepared, brandy-distilleries and smitheries. Away from housesites are limekilns and storage for wide or tools for viticulture. Many old houses still retain large clay furnaces which can heat both kitchen, and room;" some are fueled through the open-hearth in the kitchen, and some through the furnace door in the room.

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