Drežnica, Croatia
Drežnica | |
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Village | |
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  Drežnica | |
| Coordinates: 45°08′11″N 15°05′25″E / 45.13629°N 15.09041°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Karlovac |
| Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 516 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 47313 Drežnica |
| Area code | +385 047 |
Drežnica is a village in Croatia near the town of Ogulin. During the SFR Yugoslavia era, it was known as Partizanska Drežnica due to the village having a Yugoslav Partisan base during the Second World War.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Drežnica had 516 inhabitants.[1]
Notable people
- NBA player Pete Maravich's paternal grandparents immigrated from Drežnica to the United States.[2]
References
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Drežnica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ Politika (4 January 2018). "Velikan NBA srpskog porekla" (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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