Town of Klis – Old Ćurković Nesting Grounds?
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 Posted in Bitelić, Candian War, Klis, Migrations, Sinj, Split, Suhač, Uskoks, Viennese War, Ćurković | No Comments »Many historians generally believe that the many Ćurković families in the outlying areas of Sinj today as the descendants of those families that arrived from the southwestern regions of Bosnia-Hercegovina during the Viennese War of 1683-99. I agreed with this statement ...
Kaštela Region – First Known Home of the Ćurković Family?
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Kaštela, Uskoks, Ćurković, Čurkov | 2 Comments »Situated between the ancient cities of Trogir and Split are a series of seven settlements that are collectively known as Kaštela (kaštel meaning "castle"). During the early part of its history, this area featured twenty towers, of which only seven ...
Myth or Reality: Ćurković Family Origins Lie in Glamoč?
Sunday, April 27th, 2008 Posted in Bitelić, Duvno, Glamoč, Perušić-Benkovački, Sinj, Songs, Traditions, Uskoks, Viennese War, Zemunik, Ćurković | No Comments »...A znate li, Turci janjičari, otkolen sam, od koje li strane? Ta ja jesam od Glamoča grada, evo ima čet’ri godinice, da ja jesam u Kunar-planini, po planini ja ga čuvam blaga Ma Alije, Kopčića Alije, ...But do you know, Turks and janissaries, where I am from, from ...
Songs from the Land of Heroes
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 Posted in Andrija Kačić-Miošić, Božo Domnjak, Gusle, Songs, Traditions, Uskoks, Ćurković | 2 Comments »The country of Croatia is often referred to as the land of heroes. This title is a deserving one, owing in large part to the many lives the nation lost over the centuries while defending it's freedom against the machine ...