Dabar is a village in Croatia, 21 km northeast of Otočac and a part of the Town of Otočac municipality.
Dabar | |
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 Scattered settlement Dabar. | |
  Dabar Location of Dabar in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′18″N 15°18′10″E / 44.95500°N 15.30278°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Lika-Senj County |
| Town | Otočac |
| Area | |
• Total | 92.2 km2 (35.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 59 |
| • Density | 0.64/km2 (1.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 53222 |
| Area code | +385-53 |
| License plates | GS |
History
editThe ruins of a fortress called by the folk Sokolić rise on Vučjak hill; it has a square ground-plan and one cylindrical angle tower. First mentioned in 1499 as a fortress of the Frankopans, remained a borderline stronghold until the Turks were expelled from Lika. In 1773 already a "completely demolished town".
Gallery
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Main catholic church
Nekić House, the former homestead
Bridge of Dabar. Geographically, the lowest point
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.
Further reading
edit- Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Dabar". Hrvatska enciklopedija (online ed.). Archived from the original on 2023-12-28.
External links
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