Vranik | |
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  Vranik Location of Vranik in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°25′53″N15°41′26″E / 44.43139°N 15.69056°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Lika-Senj |
| Municipality | Lovinac |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.1 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) [2] | |
• Total | 8 |
| • Density | 0.79/km2 (2.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code [3] | 23440 Gračac |
| Area code | +385 (0)53 |
Vranik is a settlement in the Municipality of Lovinac in Croatia. [4] In 2021, its population was 8. [2]
To the west it borders the settlement of Gornja Ploča , and on the other three sides the settlement is surrounded by the Lika Central Highlands . Vranik is about 8 km from Lovinac , and about 4 km from Gornja Ploča.
Vranik was first mentioned in a list of fortifications conquered by the Turks in 1577. It is not known who built it, but Bishop Sebastian Glavinić, in his description of Lika and Krbava from 1696, mentions the Vranich family , who lived in the town of Vranik even before the arrival of the Turks. The present-day settlement of Vranik was established on the very edge of a fertile valley below the fortified town, the remains of which can still be seen on the Gradina hill.
From the breakup of Yugoslavia until August 1995, Vranik was located in the Republic of Serbian Krajina . Until the territorial reorganization in Croatia, the settlement was part of the former large municipality of Gračac .
| population | 566 | 554 | 439 | 402 | 424 | 356 | 318 | 291 | 221 | 192 | 141 | 98 | 74 | 49 | 19 | 7 | 8 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
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