Jasenice, Zadar County

Jasenice
Municipality
Jasenice municipality within the Zadar County
Jasenice
Coordinates: 44°13′43″N15°34′38″E / 44.22861°N 15.57722°E / 44.22861; 15.57722
Country	Croatia
Region	Dalmatia
County	Zadar
Government
• Municipal Mayor	Stipe Vulić
Area [1]
• Municipality	121.6 km2 (47.0 sq mi)
• Urban	58.1 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
Elevation	129 m (423 ft)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Municipality	1,348
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
•  Urban	151
• Urban density	2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23243
Area code	023
Website	jasenice.hr

Jasenice is a village and a municipality in the Zadar County, Croatia.

Demographics

In the 2021 census, there were 1,348 inhabitants in the municipality. ^[2] The municipality consists of following settlements: ^[2]

• Jasenice, population 151
• Maslenica, population 800
• Rovanjska, population 302
• Zaton Obrovački, population 95

Before 2014, there were only two settlements in the municipality; Jasenice and Zaton Obrovački. In 2014, the settlement of Jasenice was split into three new ones; Jasenice, Maslenica and Rovanjska. ^[3]

In the 2011 census, there were 1,398 inhabitants in the municipality, of which 1,272 in Jasenice and 126 in Zaton Obrovački. ^[4] In the 2001 census, 97% of the population were Croats.

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. ^[5] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Jasenice but the elections were not held due to the absence of candidatures. ^[6]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Croatia

Jasenice is twinned with:

• Greve in Chianti, Italy

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. "Decision on separation of the settlement of Jasenice into the settlement of Jasenice, the settlement of Maslenica and the settlement of Rovansjka" (PDF). jasenice.hr. July 19, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
4. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Jasenice". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
5. "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
6. "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIII. ZADARSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 12. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

44°13′44″N15°34′39″E / 44.22887°N 15.57745°E / 44.22887; 15.57745