Sveti Petar, Cres

For other places with the same name, see Sveti Petar.

Sveti Petar
Village
Landscape near Sveti Petar
Sveti Petar
Coordinates: 45°05′29″N14°21′12″E / 45.09131°N 14.35325°E / 45.09131; 14.35325
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Town	Cres
Area [1]
• Total	9.5 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]
• Total	7
• Density	0.74/km2 (1.9/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	51559
Area code	051
Vehicle registration	RI

Sveti Petar (English: Saint Peter) is a village on the Croatian island of Cres, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. Administratively, it is part of the town of Cres. As of 2021, it had a population of 7. ^[2]

History

An old hollow Quercus pubescens tree of girth 565 centimetres (222 in) and height 15 metres (49 ft), by one estimate 400 years old, was placed under protection and designated a natural monument in 1997. ^[3] A heavy snowfall on 6 April 2021 broke both of its remaining branches. ^[4]

Landmarks

A church dedicated to Saint Peter ^[a] is located in the town, the town's name being derived from the church.

Notes

1. 45°05′29″N14°21′12″E / 45.0915°N 14.3533°E / 45.0915; 14.3533

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. n.s. (2020). "Stari hrast kod Sv. Petra na otoku Cresu". Priroda: javna ustanova za upravljanje zaštićenim dijelovima prirode. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26.
4. DVD Cres (2021-04-06). "U snježnom nevremenu teško stradao stari hrast kod sv. Petra na Cresu". Vatrogasna zajednica Primorsko-goranske županije. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20.

External links

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