Smiljan

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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-Hungary.

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.

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Coordinates: 44°34′N, 15°19′E

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