Hreljin

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Hreljin
Location of Hreljin in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°16′59″N14°35′56″E / 45.283°N 14.599°E / 45.283; 14.599
CountryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Area
[1]
  Total
35.1 km2 (13.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total
2,139
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)

Hreljin is a village in western Croatia, just southeast of Bakar and northeast of Kraljevica, above Bay of Bakar (Croatian : Bakarski zaljev).

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Hreljin administratively belongs to the city of Bakar, situated in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County - Primorsko-goranska županija.

The village includes the hamlets of Solnice (center of village), Pod Solnice, Biljin, Raskrizje, Stara cesta, Copovsko, Knezovo, Tursko, Vidasko, Sobolsko, Zastene, Gaj, Maj, Lonja, Glavicina, Dorisko, Placa, Kalac, Dragisino, Hrustica, Popelisce, Princica, Kalvarija, Cerkul, Fister, Melnice and Plase.

History

Legend claims that a Greek named Herkul founded the village.

In 1228 Hreljin signed the Vinodol act making Hreljin Castle one of nine Vinodol castles.

Church Sv. Jurja on Hreljin Hreljin 110208 2.jpg
Church Sv. Jurja on Hreljin

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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.

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45°16′56″N14°36′03″E / 45.28222°N 14.60083°E / 45.28222; 14.60083