Smiljan

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For the village in Bulgaria, see Smilyan.

Smiljan is a village in the mountainous region of Lika, Croatia. It is located seven kilometers west of Gospić, and fifteen kilometers from the highway Zagreb-Split; its population is 446 (2001). Smiljan is known best for being the birthplace of Nikola Tesla on July 10, 1856 at that time part of Austria.

Nowadays, Tesla's birth house, together with the Serbian orthodox church and the surrounding area represents a memorial complex with various exhibits of Tesla's inventions and a museum where the details of the discoverer's life are shown. There is also a congress hall in a nearby building.

A nearby village of Smiljansko Polje ("Field of Smiljan") has 178 residents.