part of data for Smiljansko Polje. A nearby village of Smiljansko Polje ("Field of Smiljan") has 135 residents (2011). Tesla memorial complex Due to celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the electricity pioneer and inventor Nikola Tesla, Croatian officials opened a Tesla memorial complex, including a museum inside his restored childhood home. Today, Tesla's birth house, together with the Serbian Orthodox church of St. Peter and Paul (built in 1765) and the surrounding area, make up a memorial complex. There are various exhibits of Tesla's inventions and a museum where the details of the inventor's life are shown. There is also a congress hall in a nearby building. The original memorial complex was built in 1956. In 1992, during the Croatian War of Independence, several of the buildings were severely damaged by fire due to shelling. The Croatian authorities restored the complex and reopened it in a 2006 ceremony, with the highest dignitaries of Croatia and Serbia attending. Notable people Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) – inventor and electrical engineer. He migrated to the United States in 1884. Ferdinand Kovačević (1838–1913) – inventor, engineer, and pioneer in telegraphy Edo Kovačević (1906–1993) – artist, member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and recipient of the Vladimir Nazor Award References Bibliography External links Memorijalni centar in Croatia Populated places in Lika-Senj County