Brnaze

Brnaze
Village
Brnaze Location of Brnaze in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°40′34″N16°39′07″E / 43.67611°N 16.65194°E / 43.67611; 16.65194
Country	Croatia
County	Split-Dalmatia County
Municipality	Sinj
Area [1]
• Total	8.5 sq mi (21.9 km2)
Elevation	1,000 ft (300 m)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	3,124
• Density	370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code [3]	21230 Sinj
Vehicle registration	ST

Brnaze is a village in Split-Dalmatia County in Croatia. ^[4] It is located along the D1 highway. With a population of 3,124 in 2021, Brnaze is the third largest settlement in the town of Sinj.

History

An early Croatian church of St. Michael was found in 1947/48 in the village of Brnaze at the Bunarska glavica hill. The church with six apses was built in the 9th or 10th century, most likely on the foundations of a church from the early Christian, pre-Croatian period, in 5th or 6th century. The church was largely demolished in the 13th century. Fragments of church stone-furniture from the early Croatian period, part of an early Christian altar partition and several antique monuments were found scattered around. In and around the church tens of late medieval graves with offerings such as rings, earrings, spurs, and money were also found. ^[5]

Demographics

Settlement Brnaze: Population trends 1857–2021

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population	718	905	787	950	1126	1199	1495	1722	1712	1846	2108	2536	3126	3097	3223	3184	3124
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Note:Until 1890, it was reported under the name of Brnace. In 1991, the settlement of Brnaze was reduced by the part of the settlement that was annexed to the settlement of Sinj. In 1869, 1921 and 1931, it contains part of the data for the settlement of Sinj. Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Notable people

• Ante Tomašević (1872–1918), athlete, champion of Austria-Hungary in wrestling
• Josip Šentija (1931–2020), journalist, publicist and lexicographer
• Marijan Mandac (1939–2023), Franciscan priest, theologian and translator
• Anđelko Vučković (1942–2007), five-time winner of Sinjska alka

References

1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata   Q125763583.
4. Law on the Areas of Counties, Cities and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian). Narodne novine. 19 July 2006. Wikidata   Q133579630. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023.
5. Gunjača, Stjepan (1955). "Starohrvatska crkva i kasnosrednjovjekovno groblje u Brnazima kod Sinja". Starohrvatska prosvjeta (in Croatian). 3 (4).