Vrgorac
Vrgorac | |
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Town | |
 Tin Ujević Street in Vrgorac | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vrgorac Location of Vrgorac in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°22′E / 43.20°N 17.37°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Split-Dalmatia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ante Pranić (NLM) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 284.00 km2 (109.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,572 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| (municipality total) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21276 |
| Area code | 021 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Grad Vrgorac |
Vrgorac (pronounced [ʋř̩ɡorats], Italian: Vergoraz) is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.
The total population of Vrgorac is 6,572 (census 2011), in the following settlements:[1]
- Banja, population 202
- Dragljane, population 52
- Draževitići, population 203
- Duge Njive, population 105
- Dusina, population 494
- Kljenak, population 86
- Kokorići, population 161
- Kotezi, population 278
- Kozica, population 56
- Mijaca, population 95
- Orah, population 268
- Podprolog, population 355
- Poljica Kozička, population 172
- Prapatnice, population 179
- Rašćane, population 130
- Ravča, population 154
- Stilja, population 320
- Umčani, population 227
- Veliki Prolog, population 499
- Vina, population 134
- Višnjica, population 14
- Vlaka, population 41
- Vrgorac, population 2,039
- Zavojane, population 308
In the 2011 census, 99% of the population were Croats.[2]
Prehistory
in the area Veliki Vanik two early or middle Bronze Age individuals were found, one was genetically determined as haplogroup J2b2a1.[3][4][5]
Notable people
- Tin Ujević (1891–1955), poet
- Stipe Božić (born 1951), mountaineer, filmmaker, photographer; second European to climb Mt. Everest twice.
- Nikola Vujčić (born 1978), basketball player
- Bonaventura Radonić (1888-1945), franciscan, pfilosopher, professor
References
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Vrgorac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Split-Dalmatia". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Scientific Papers – J2-M172". j2-m172.info. J2 Research Team: Rottensteiner et. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Novak, M.; Vyroubal, V.; Bedić, Ž. (2011). Palaeodemographic and palaeopathological characteristics of individuals buried in three Bronze Age sites from southern Croatia. Department of Archaeology , Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia.
- ^ "The Genomic History of Southeastern Europe" (PDF).
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External links
Media related to Vrgorac at Wikimedia Commons
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