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

Krnjak
Крњак (Serbian)[1]
Municipality of Krnjak
Općina Krnjak
Coat of arms of Krnjak
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
 • Municipality111.8 km2 (43.2 sq mi)
 • Urban
8.0 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Municipality1,332
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
 • Urban
258
 • Urban density32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2
Websitekrnjak.hr

Languages and names edit

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.[5]

Population edit

There are a total of 1,985 inhabitants in the municipality (census 2011), 68.6% which are Serbs and 29.2% which are Croats.[6] By mother tongue there are 1,620 Croatian speakers, 201 Serbian speakers and 164 speakers of other languages.[7] The municipality is part of Kordun.

Settlements edit

The settlements in the municipality are:[8]

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

Notable people edit

References edit

  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. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". 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. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Krnjak". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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