For the first time Bunjevci (49 families) came to Lič, near Fužine, 1605-1606. year, with the consent given to them 'heavy hearts', according to Julius Cikulin, by the counts of Zrinski. The reason for this is one unsuccessful rebellion from the beginning of the 17th century. Then a group of Bukovica Bunjevci, with the help of Senj border guards, settled on the Zrinski estates in Lič. An oath taken in 1605 is recorded from that time. The counts tried to bring them into the ranks of their serfs, but that did not suit these Krmpoćans who belonged to the martyrs in the area under Turkish rule, so as soldiers they enjoyed special privileges. In Lič he built a church for himself, in the place of which today stands a large cross in memory of her. The Krmpoćan families who inhabited Lič belonged to the Krmpotić group, among which the surnames Skorupović, Mikulić, Butorčić, and others are mentioned, all surnames are known. Krmpotići from the Vojnić group are also mentioned (Matijević, Galešić, Petković, Vojnović, Gudelić, Božić and the most numerous Vojnići). The third group of Krmpotićs belonged to the Sladovićs (surnames Sladović, Lovrić, Mikulić, Horčević and others). All these groups of Bunjevci who found themselves in Lič began to emphasize their Croatian name. Between 1608 and 1614, the Bunjevci from Lič, probably due to high taxes and Zrinski's attempts to turn them into their serfs, began to move towards the sea and islands. Until 1609, part of the Bunjevci, especially the Butorci, led by Perica Butorčić, left Lič, they founded new settlements between Ledenice, Lič and Kapela. The majority of Butoracs settled in the area of Krmpot, where many still live today.
Bunjevac families soon found the area in the Senj hinterland too crowded. Already at the beginning of 1627, there were new movements of Bunjevci-Krmpoćani, which headed again towards Lič. This time, Lič is inhabited by Deranje, Blaževići, Prpići, Tomići, Tomljanovići, Jovanovići (the pronunciation is different than in the Serbian surname Jovanović). Pavelić (who soon left again), Peričići, Šojati, Vukelići and today the most numerous there are Radošević and Starčević. The small Lika field, very fertile and known for growing potatoes, quickly became too crowded for them, so the people of Krmpoć soon started moving towards the sea again. Radošević and
Starčević, today the most numerous inhabitants of Lič, are still there. When you listen to Bunjevac from Lič today, you can immediately recognize him by his 'I was alone', their language is of course different from the neighboring inhabitants of Fužine, or newcomers who came to Lič.
Originally Posted by Ion Basescul
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