--- title: "Karlovac – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Karlovac, Croatia: Karlovac is a city in central Croatia. Nearby: Dubovac Castle, Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Holy Father Nikolai Church. Every way…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/karlovac" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/karlovac.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Karlova%C4%8Dka_zvijezda-_Izvor-_Digitalni_Tisak.jpg" --- City in Central Croatia, Croatia · Karlovac # Karlovac Karlovac is a city in central Croatia. ![Karlovac](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Karlova%C4%8Dka_zvijezda-_Izvor-_Digitalni_Tisak.jpg) Karlovac · Wikimedia Commons The place Karlovac is a city in central Croatia. In the 2021 census, its population was 49,377. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located 56 kilometres southwest of Zagreb and 130 km (81 mi) northeast of Rijeka, and is connected to them via the A1 highway and the M202 railway. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlovac), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Karlovac 7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Dubovac Castle Dubovac Castle is a castle in Karlovac, Croatia. The Dubovac Castle overlooks the city of Karlovac in central Croatia. 2.2 km · castle near Karlovac, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubovac_Castle) 2. Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek is a football stadium in Karlovac, Croatia. It serves as home stadium for the NK Karlovac 1919 football club. 1.1 km · football stadium in Karlovac, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadion_Branko_%C4%8Cavlovi%C4%87-%C4%8Cavlek) 3. Holy Father Nikolai Church The Saint Nicholas Cathedral, is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Karlovac, Croatia. It is under jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac of the Serbian Orthodox Church and serves as its cathedral church. 1.2 km · church in Karlovac, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas_Cathedral,_Karlovac) 4. National shrine of St. Josip National Shrine of Saint Joseph is a Croatian Catholic national shrine and Minor basilica dedicated to Saint Joseph, located in the city of Karlovac, in Parish of Our Lady of the Snows. Saint Joseph is a patron saint of Karlovac, Karlovac County and Croatia. 2 km · Catholic church building and shrine in Karlovac, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Shrine_of_Saint_Joseph_(Karlovac%29) 5. Karlovac Synagogue Karlovac Synagogue was an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located in Karlovac, Croatia. The congregation worshiped in the Ashkenazi rite. 1.1 km · karlovac Synagogue was a synagogue in Karlovac, Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karlovac_Synagogue) 6. Dobra Bridge The Dobra Bridge is located between Karlovac and Novigrad interchanges of the A1 motorway in Croatia, spanning Dobra River. It is 546 metres long, and it comprises four traffic lanes and two emergency lanes. 7.4 km · bridge in Central Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobra_Bridge_(A1%29) 7. Drežnik Viaduct The Drežnik Viaduct is located in Karlovac, Croatia, immediately to the west of the Karlovac interchange on the A1 motorway. It is the longest viaduct in Croatia, spanning 2,485 metres. 3.6 km · bridge in Central Croatia · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dre%C5%BEnik_Viaduct) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see There are a few museums and a fortress on Dubovac hill with great views of the town. 1. Dubovac Castle 2. Karlovac City Museum Closed due to renovation, check website for reopening.. 3. Vjekoslav Karas Gallery Art gallery Rivers & beaches: Korana, Mrežnica, Kupa, Dobra. 4. Museum of the Homeland War 5. Nikola Tesla Experience Center High tech museum devoted to the famous scientist & inventor who went to the school adjacent to the museum. From [Wikivoyage: Karlovac](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karlovac), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Mountain Biking. Mountain biking is recommended. Lots of preserved trails all around the city and enthusiastic bikers who'll gladly guide you. Swimming / Rafting / Kayaking. Great swimming in summer months in Karlovac rivers Korana and near by Mrežnica with rafting and kayaking. Karlovacki Dani Piva. end of August. Annual beer festival. The most crowded place at that time of summer, with various folks around. From [Wikivoyage: Karlovac](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karlovac), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat Bistro king, Rakovac ul. 8 (next door to the Nikola Tesla experience). Restaurant with outside courtyard. Vegetarian options. From [Wikivoyage: Karlovac](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Karlovac), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Karlovac **Airports:** Zagreb Franjo Tuđman (ZAG), 50 km · Rijeka (RJK), 82 km · Ljubljana Jože Pučnik (LJU), 118 km\ - Velika Gorica → Karlovac 48 km · quickest by road, 51 min · €6–9 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/velika-gorica-to-karlovac) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Velika+Gorica&to=Karlovac) - Rijeka(Omišalj) → Karlovac 82 km · quickest by road, 1h 42m · €11–16 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rijeka-omisalj-to-karlovac) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rijeka%28Omi%C5%A1alj%29&to=Karlovac) - Pula → Karlovac 150 km · quickest by road, 3h · €22–31 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/pula-to-karlovac) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Pula&to=Karlovac) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Karlovac) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Karlovac Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Karlovac. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Hvar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hvar) HR 8 ways of moving, 27 sources 268 km 2. [Korčula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/korcula) HR 9 ways of moving, 33 sources 308 km 3. [Mljet](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mljet) HR 9 ways of moving, 28 sources 344 km 4. [Cinque Terre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cinque-terre) IT 7 ways of moving, 23 sources 485 km 5. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 608 km If you know how people move in Karlovac – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ckarlovac&title=Karlovac&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fkarlovac), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Karlovac Karlovac is 50 km from [Zagreb](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zagreb), the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture. - [Turanj, Karlovac](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/turanj-karlovac) city district in Karlovac, Croatia 3.2 km [The place page for Karlovac](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/karlovac) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Croatia](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-HR) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/karlovac, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. 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