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Krnjak

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Krnjak
Крњак (Serbian)[1]
Municipality
Coat of arms of Krnjak
Coat of arms
Map of Krnjak municipality within Karlovac County
Map of Krnjak municipality within Karlovac County
Map
Krnjak is located in Croatia
Krnjak
Krnjak
Location in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°20′10″N 15°36′02″E / 45.336049°N 15.600684°E / 45.336049; 15.600684
Country Croatia
County Karlovac County
Area
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111.8 km2 (43.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
1,332
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
 • Urban
258
 • Urban density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2
Websitekrnjak.hr

Krnjak (Serbian Cyrillic: Крњак)[4] is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia.

History

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On 13 April 2023 at 15:28 the ŽVOC Karlovac received a call about a wildfire in the area of Debela Kosa. 20 hectares (49 acres) burned by the time it was put out at 21:26 by DVD "Debela Kosa" Krnjak.[5]

Languages and names

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On the territory of Krnjak municipality, along with Croatian which is official in the whole country, as a second official language has been introduced Serbian language and Serbian Cyrillic alphabet.[6]

Demographics

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In 1890, the obćina of Krnjak (court at Krnjak), with an area of 101 square kilometres (39 sq mi), belonged to the kotar of Vojnić (Vojnić electoral district but Krnjak court) in the županija of Modruš-Rieka (Ogulin court and financial board). There were 825 houses, with a population of 4776: 2391 male and 2385 female. All were Croatian or Serbian speakers. The majority were Eastern Orthodox, but 27 were Catholic and 4 were Jewish. Its 27 villages were divided for taxation purposes into 8 porezne obćine, under the Slunj office.[7]: vi, vii [8]: xxx, xxxi 

In 1910, the court of Krnjak encompassed an area of 695 square kilometres (268 sq mi), with a population of 35,642. Krnjak had its own cadastral jurisdiction, but its business court was in Ogulin.[9]: xxxii 

There are a total of 1,985 inhabitants in the municipality (census 2011), 68.6% which are Serbs and 29.2% which are Croats.[10] By mother tongue there are 1,620 Croatian speakers, 201 Serbian speakers and 164 speakers of other languages.[11] The municipality is part of Kordun.

Settlements

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The settlements in the municipality are:[3][12]

Hrvatsko Žarište, once called Partizansko Žarište, was famous for its elementary school, that was founded by family Vidić.

Infrastructure

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In 1913, there were 6 gendarmeries in Vojnić kotar: Barilović, Krnjak, Krstinja, Perjasica, Vojnić and Vukmanić.[13]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "Minority names in Croatia:Registar Geografskih Imena Nacionalnih Manjina Republike Hrvatske" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  5. ^ VOS (2023-04-13). "DVOC 12. / 13. travanj 2023". Hrvatska vatrogasna zajednica. Archived from the original on 2023-09-21.
  6. ^ Izvješće o provođenju ustavnog zakona o pravima nacionalnih manjina i o utošku sredstava osiguranih u državnom proračunu Republike Hrvatske za 2008. godinu za potrebe nacionalnih manjina, Zagreb, 2009.
  7. ^ Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1895). "Glavni pregled područja županija, upravnih kotara i obćina, sudbenih stolova, sudbenih kotara, financijalnih ravnateljstva, poreznih ureda i izbornih kotara". Političko i sudbeno razdieljenje kralj. Hrvatske i Slavonije i Repertorij prebivališta po stanju od 31. svibnja 1895. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada. pp. I–XXVII.
  8. ^ Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (1895). "Prisutno gradjansko žiteljstvo (1890) županija, upravnih kotara, gradova i upravnih obćina po spolu, materinskom jeziku i vjeri-izpovjesti". Političko i sudbeno razdieljenje kralj. Hrvatske i Slavonije i Repertorij prebivališta po stanju od 31. svibnja 1895. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada. pp. XXIX–LV.
  9. ^ Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (May 1913). "Sudbeno razdjeljenje Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije". Političko i sudbeno razdjeljenje i Repertorij prebivališta Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije po stanju od 1. siječnja 1913. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada, 🖶 Kraljevska zemaljska tiskara. pp. XXXI–XXXIII.
  10. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Karlovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  11. ^ "Population by Mother Tongue, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Karlovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  12. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Krnjak". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  13. ^ Kraljevski zemaljski statistički ured (May 1913). "Razmještaj Kr. oružništva u Kraljevinama Hrvatskoj i Slavoniji". Političko i sudbeno razdjeljenje i Repertorij prebivališta Kraljevina Hrvatske i Slavonije po stanju od 1. siječnja 1913. Zagreb: Kraljevska hrvatsko-slavonsko-dalmatinska zemaljska vlada, 🖶 Kraljevska zemaljska tiskara. pp. XXXIV–XXXV.
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