Kula Norinska

Kula Norinska
Municipality
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Kula Norinska
Coordinates: 43°01′44″N17°36′18″E / 43.029°N 17.605°E / 43.029; 17.605
Country	Croatia
County	Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Government
• Mayor	Nikola Krstičević [1]
Area [2]
• Total	1.0 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	205
• Density	210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Kula Norinska is a village and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in southeastern Croatia.

Geography

The municipality is situated on the northern border of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It borders the City of Ploče, the City of Opuzen, the City of Metković, the Pojezerje Municipality, and the Zažablje Municipality. It borders Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north. ^[4]

Kula Norinska Fort

Kula Norinska

Kula Norinska(literally: Norin Fort) is a 16th-century fort next to the Neretva, opposite the mouth of the stream Norin, which was built by the Ottomans to defend against Venetian incursions. It's a protected cultural good. ^[5]

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 1,414 with 205 living in the town proper. ^[3]

For the municipality:

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1857	1,654	—
1869	1,976	+19.5%
1880	2,202	+11.4%
1890	2,493	+13.2%
1900	2,891	+16.0%
1910	3,007	+4.0%
1921	2,988	−0.6%
1931	3,093	+3.5%
1948	3,165	+2.3%
1953	3,201	+1.1%
1961	3,097	−3.2%
1971	2,589	−16.4%
1981	2,047	−20.9%
1991	1,866	−8.8%
2001	1,926	+3.2%
2011	1,748 [6]	−9.2%
2021	1,446 [7]	−17.3%
Source: Census [8]

The list of registered settlements is as follows:

Settlement	Population
Village of Borovci	29
Village of Desne	111
Village of Krvavac	428
Village of Krvavac II	277
Village of Kula Norinska	209
Village of Matijevići	89
Village of Momići	161
Village of Nova Sela	32
Village of Podrujnica	110
Total Population	1446

For the village:

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1931	201	—
1948	329	+63.7%
1953	317	−3.6%
1961	305	−3.8%
1971	384	+25.9%
1981	344	−10.4%
1991	145	−57.8%
2001	302	+108.3%
2011	250 [9]	−17.2%
2021	209 [10]	−16.4%
Source: Census [11]

The elementary school

Education

The elementary school "Kula Norinska" was founded in 1908, and in 1959 it started functioning as an eight-grade school. Because more space was needed, it was expanded on 1 February 1966. ^[12]

References

1. "Nikola Krstičević ponovo načelnik". Općina Kula Norinska. 20 May 2023.
2. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
4. "Geografski položaj". Kula Norinska Municipality.
5. "Kula Norinska, Kula". Republic of Croatia Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019.
6. "1. STANOVNIŠTVO PREMA STAROSTI I SPOLU PO NASELJIMA, POPIS 2011". Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske. Archived from the original on 2013-11-15.
7. Popis stanovništva, kućanstava i stanova 2021. – prvi rezultati Popisane osobe, kućanstva i stambene jedinice, prvi rezultati popisa 2021. po naseljima (in Croatian). Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske. 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022.
8. "Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija - broj stanovnika po naseljima". Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske. Retrieved 3 January 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
9. "1. STANOVNIŠTVO PREMA STAROSTI I SPOLU PO NASELJIMA, POPIS 2011". Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske. Archived from the original on 2013-11-15.
10. Popis stanovništva, kućanstava i stanova 2021. – prvi rezultati Popisane osobe, kućanstva i stambene jedinice, prvi rezultati popisa 2021. po naseljima (in Croatian). Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske. 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022.
11. "Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija - broj stanovnika po naseljima". Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske. Retrieved 3 January 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
12. Jurić, Ivan (1996). Spomendani iz prošlosti Donjeg Poneretavlja (in Croatian). Metković: City of Metković. p. 53. ISBN   953-96865-0-4.

External links

• Municipality website