Slunj

Slunj stands above the Slunjčica, near its meeting with the Korana. The castle of the Frankopan lords guarded one bank, while a settlement and fortified Franciscan monastery stood across the water. At nearby Rastoke, the Slunjčica divides into channels and falls before joining the Korana; its waters turned mills that served the surrounding country.

In the division of the Frankopan estates in 1449, Slunj became the seat of a branch of the family. Its position exposed it to Ottoman raids, and after the Slunj line died out in 1572 it became part of the Military Frontier. The town and monastery suffered destruction during the wars, and Slunj remained a border fort even after peace was made in 1699. In the early nineteenth century French rule brought new roads, bridges and military stores; a frontier road through Rastoke followed in 1825.