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Karlobag 1990 – 2009

The Years of Interruption and New Beginnings

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Presentation

The carefree idyll of the eighties was abruptly interrupted. The nineties brought the collapse of Yugoslavia and the Homeland War, which dramatically halted Karlobag’s tourist and economic life. Pictures full of foreign tourists were replaced by photographs of deserted waterfronts and wartime events. Hotels that were once symbols of mass tourism temporarily became centers for the care of refugees and displaced persons, testifying to difficult and uncertain times.

The mid- and late-nineties brought peace and the beginning of post-war reconstruction. The town, stone by stone, began to return to life. Tourism returned slowly; the former guests from Yugoslavia and the Eastern Bloc disappeared, and Karlobag had to adapt to a new market economy and new visitor profiles. This was an era of privatization and the search for a new identity. Hotels and tourist facilities, often devastated, went through a slow process of privatization and renewal.

The start of the new millennium (the 2000s) brought tangible revitalization. The town streets began to fill up again, investments in private accommodation and infrastructure became visible, and Karlobag once again positioned itself as a recognizable destination on the Croatian Adriatic.

This collection of photographs and postcards is a crucial document of survival and resilience. They capture the contrast between the peaceful pre-war life, the difficult wartime years, and Karlobag's gradual, determined return to the tourist map of Europe, in a completely new, independent environment.

Postcard 1

Period around 1996.

Publisher Viza, Remetinačka 81, Zagreb.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1501

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Postcard sent in 1996.

Stamp of the Republic of Croatia

Publisher Viza, Remetinačka 81, Zagreb.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1502

Postcard 3

Period around 1996.

Publisher Viza, Remetinačka 81, Zagreb.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1503

Postcard 4

Period around 1996.

Publisher Viza, Remetinačka 81, Zagreb.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1504

Postcard 5

Period around 1996.

Publisher Viza, Remetinačka 81, Zagreb.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1505

Postcard 19

The postcard was sent in 2007.

Stamp of the Republic of Croatia

Published by Naša Djeca, Ulica grada Mainza 4, Zagreb.

Photographed by S. N. Nina.

Design by DIFO

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1519

Postcard 6

Period around 1996.

Publisher Humanitarian Organization "Save the Children Croatia"

Design by Jana Žiljak

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1506

Postcard 24

Period around 2000.

Replica of an original Austro-Hungarian postcard from the 1900–1919 period.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1524

Postcard 25

Period around 2000.

Replica of an original Austro-Hungarian postcard from the 1900–1919 period.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1525

Postcard 7

Period around 2005.

Publisher Viza, Remetinačka 81, Zagreb.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1507

Postcard 8

Period around 2005.

Publisher Viza, Remetinačka 81, Zagreb.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1508

Postcard 9

Period around 2005.

Publisher Viza, Remetinačka 81, Zagreb.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1509

Postcard 10

Postcard sent in 1998.

Stamp of the Republic of Croatia

Publisher Naša Djeca, Ulica grada Mainza 4, Zagreb.

Photographed by S. N. Nina

Design by DIFO

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1510

Postcard 11

Period around 2000.

Stamp of the Republic of Croatia

Publisher Naša Djeca, Ulica grada Mainza 4, Zagreb.

Photographed by S. N. Nina

Design by DIFO

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1511

Postcard 12

Postcard sent in 1998.

Stamp of the Republic of Croatia

Publisher Naša Djeca, Ulica grada Mainza 4, Zagreb.

Photographed by I. Pervan

Design by DIFO

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1512

Postcard 13

Postcard sent in 1992.

Stamp of the Republic of Croatia

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1513

Postcard 14

Postcard sent in 1991.

Stamp of SFR Yugoslavia

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1514

Postcard 15

Period around 2004.

Publisher Viza, Remetinačka 81, Zagreb.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1515

Postcard 16

Period around 2005.

Publisher Naša Djeca, Ulica grada Mainza 4, Zagreb.

Photographed by I. Pervan

Design by DIFO

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1516

Postcard 17

Period around the 1990s.

Altar of the Capuchin Church of St Joseph.

Publisher: Capuchin Monastery, Karlobag.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1517

Postcard 18

Period around the 1990s.

Church of St Charles Borromeo and the parish residence.

Publisher: Capuchin Monastery, Karlobag.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1518

Postcard 22

Period around the 1990s.

Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, Calvary.

Publisher: Capuchin Monastery, Karlobag.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1522

Postcard 21

Period around the 1990s.

Chapel of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, Calvary.

Publisher: Capuchin Monastery, Karlobag.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1521

Postcard 20

Period around the 1990s.

Capuchin Monastery in Karlobag

The oil painting is displayed in the refectory of the Capuchin Monastery in Karlobag.

Publisher: Capuchin Monastery, Karlobag.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1520

Postcard 23

Period around the 1990s.

Capuchin Monastery in Karlobag

The oil painting is displayed in the refectory of the Capuchin Monastery in Karlobag.

Publisher: Capuchin Monastery, Karlobag.

T. Potočnjak Collection
Inv. no. ZTP-KB-1523

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