Jablanac
Jablanac | |
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 Port of Jablanac | |
  Jablanac Location within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°42′24″N 14°53′44″E / 44.7067°N 14.8956°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Lika-Senj |
| City | Senj |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.0 km2 (20.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 53 |
| • Density | 0.98/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Jablanac is a village in Lika-Senj County, Croatia, located on the Adriatic Sea underneath the Velebit mountain, overlooking the island of Rab. The village used to have a ferry port that connected it to Rab, but that moved up the coast to Stinica in July 2012. The population of Jablanac is 83 (2011)[3] and it is located in the municipality of Senj (which lies to the north).
Local attractions include Zavratnica inlet where you can see a sunken military ferry wreck from WW2 and stunning scenery. Nearby is the Velebit mountain and the Northern Velebit National Park.
Name
[edit]Jablanac is also the name of the former village of Jablanac Jasenovački, as well as a canal that runs into Lake Vrana, and the northernmost cape and bay on the island of Cres. It is also a toponym near Benčani in Viškovo.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Jablanac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ Državna geodetska uprava (2011). Topografska karta 1:25 000 (TK25) (Map).
External links
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- www.Jablanac.com (in Croatian)
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