Civljane

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Civljane
Village
Općina Civljane
Civljane
Location of Civljane in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°57′N 16°24′E / 43.950°N 16.400°E / 43.950; 16.400
Country  Croatia
County Šibenik-Knin
Government
 • Mayor Ante Gutić (HDZ)
Area
 • Total 83.28 km2 (32.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 240
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Website http://www.civljane.hr/

Civljane (Serbian Cyrillic: Цивљане)[1] is a municipality and small village in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia, with only 240 inhabitants (2011). It is the smallest municipality by population in Croatia[2]

History

In the 9th century, probably during the time of Duke Branimir of Croatia, the Church of Holy Salvation (Crkva Sv. Spasa) was built in Cetina village, near Vrlika, then called Vrh Rike.[3] It is one of the oldest and best preserved monuments of the early Croatian sacral architecture.[4]

the Orthodox Church (Hram Vaznesenja) on the spring of the Cetina River was built in 1940, as a foundation of Marka Četnika and his wife Helen. The church was rebuilt in 1974.

Population

As of 2001, there are 94 Serbs, forming 68.61% of the population, and 40 Croats, forming 29.2% of the population, and 3 others.[5] There are 136 Croatian speakers, and 1 Serbian speaker.[6]

The municipality Civljane by the census in 2011 had 240 inhabitants, situated in 2 villages:[7]

Languages

On the territory of Civljane 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.[8][9]

Hamlets

Located in inland Dalmatia, north from the town of Vrlika, on the route between towns of Knin and Vrlika, Civljane village spread on 17.80 km2, on the field near the spring of river Cetina, on altitude of approximate 400 m, just under south base of mountain Dinara. Parts of a settlement are hamlets:

  • Čitluk
  • Dubrava pod Kozjakom
  • Kotluša
  • Kozjak
  • Marjevci pod Kozjakom

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nipp.hr/UserDocsImages/Registar%20geografska%20imena%20nacionalnih%20manjina%20RH.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.udruga-gradova.hr/Default.aspx?art=239&sec=18 (Croatian)
  3. ↑ http://public.carnet.hr/zuh/do1874/srv/srv_2.htm#1 (Croatian)
  4. ↑ http://www.croatia-a-la-carte.com/site.php?NavID=Regionen&RegionID=3&SubregionID=23&OrtID=71&LANG_SET=EN
  5. ↑ Population by Nationality, By City/Municipality, 2001 Census
  6. ↑ Population by Mother Tongue, By City/Municipality, 2001 Census
  7. ↑ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011, First Results by Settlements" (PDF). Statistical Reports (in Croatian and English) (Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics) (1441): 129. June 2011. ISSN 1332-0297. Retrieved 30 June 2011. 
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ http://www.nipp.hr/UserDocsImages/Registar%20geografska%20imena%20nacionalnih%20manjina%20RH.pdf

External links

Subdivisions of Šibenik-Knin County
Cities and towns
Municipalities

Coordinates: 43°57′N 16°24′E / 43.950°N 16.400°E / 43.950; 16.400

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