Hrvace

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Hrvace
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Hrvace
Location of Hrvace in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°45′36″N16°37′12″E / 43.76000°N 16.62000°E / 43.76000; 16.62000
Country Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Historical region Dalmatian Hinterland
County Flag of Split-Dalmatia County.svg  Split-Dalmatia
Area
[1]
 • Municipality207.8 km2 (80.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
20.0 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
 • Municipality3,144
 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
 •  Urban
1,483
 • Urban density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Postal code
21233
Website opcina-hrvace.hr

Hrvace is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.

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In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 3,617, in the following settlements: [3]

In the same census, 98% were Croats. [4]

The mayor's name is Dinko Bošnjak.[ when? ]

Geography

The village sits on the D1 road between Sinj and Vrlika on the edge of the small karst field and under Svilaja mountain. The municipality has a lot of natural sites such as the Peruća Lake, Miloš Lake, Orlove Stine (Eagle's Cliffs) and the Cetina river.

History

The name Hrvace comes from the verb "Hrvati" (Croats). The time of the village's first inhabitants is unknown.

Hrvace area was a battleground during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991 and 1992. Every village of the municipality took heavy Serb damage, forcing the large part of the population to move out. The most notable battle includes the one for Peruća dam, where the Serbian Army's goal was mining it, eventually flooding the large part of the Sinj karst field and field-side villages and towns. In 1993, Croatian Army took back the dam, threw out the Serbian Army and prevented heavy damage.

Economy

The food (meat) industry, stone excavation industry and the Peruća power plant are the major economical activities in the municipality.

Sports

NK Hrvace, Third Division South, 3.HNL South champions in 2007/08

Paragliding klub Hrvace

Education

Osnovna škola Dinka Šimunovića (Dinko Šimunović elementary school)

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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, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Hrvace". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Split-Dalmatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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