Letovanić, the Village by the Kupa – Bartolovo 2019

On Sunday, 26 August, numerous events were held in Letovanić as part of the celebration of the feast of St. Bartholomew (Bartolovo). The celebration began with a procession from the crucifix at the foot of Letovanski Vrh to St. Bartholomew’s Chapel, where Mass was celebrated before a large congregation. After Mass, there was a tasting of fine Letovanić wines. The afternoon events that followed then moved to Letovanić.
Just before the boat race, wreaths were laid at the memorial plaque to the fallen members of the 145th Brigade of the Croatian Army. The first wreath was laid by a delegation of the Veterans’ Association of the 145th Brigade, followed by: Brigadier Zlatko Ceković, envoy of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Damir Krstičević; a delegation of Sisak-Moslavina County led by County Prefect Ivo Žinić, Deputy Prefect Roman Rosavec, the President of the County Assembly, Ivanka Roksandić, and the Mayor of the Town of Glina, Stjepan Kostanjević; Miodrag Demo, envoy of the City of Zagreb and its Mayor, Milan Bandić; a delegation of the Municipality of Lekenik headed by Mayor Ivica Perović, Deputy Mayor Marin Čačić, the President of the Municipal Council, Stjepan Kušan, and other members of the Municipal Council; the President of HVIDRA Dubrava, Ivica Kuprešak; and a delegation of the GO of the City of Zagreb, Member of Parliament Ivan Čelić. Candles were then laid in the following order: MO Letovanić, PPO of the City of Zagreb, the Initiative of the Town of Petrinja, UHDDR Sesvete, UHDDR Club “Vrbina” Sisak, and the Head of the State Administration Office in Sisak-Moslavina County, Silvija Desić Basarić. The ceremony was led by the President of the Veterans’ Association of the 145th Brigade of the Croatian Army, Željko Radovanović.
In the second part of the day, the 13th Kupa Boat Race Stari Brod – Letovanić took place, which was also the 3rd Memorial Boat Race of Croatian Defenders. A total of 18 teams competed. In addition to the overall team ranking, the women’s team and the team of Homeland War veterans were scored separately. The overall ranking was as follows: 1st place Udruga Lađara Sisak 2, 2nd place Udruga Lađara Sisak 1, while 3rd place was shared by two teams: NIPRIJE and 1. BRANITELJI. The women’s teams were ranked as follows: 1st place SPARTE BJELOVAR 2, 2nd place LAĐARICE SISAK 1, 3rd place SPARTE BJELOVAR 1. The Homeland War veterans were ranked as follows: 1st place 1. BRANITELJI, 2nd place UDVDR KLUB “VRBINA” SISAK, 3rd place UDRUGA VETERANA 145. BRIGADE-1. The award ceremony was held after the race at the fire station of the volunteer fire brigade DVD Letovanić. The prizes were presented by the Prefect of Sisak-Moslavina County, Ivo Žinić, Deputy Prefect Roman Rosavec, Mayor Ivica Perović, Deputy Mayor Marin Čačić and the President of the Municipal Council, Stjepan Kušan. The rest of the evening featured live music from the band Stare kočije.