Draganić, Karlovac County Explained

Official Name:Draganić
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:45.6°N 51°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Karlovac
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:72.5
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2541
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Draganić is municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia.

In the 2011 census, it consisted of a single settlement with a total population of 2,741.The municipality consists of the villages of Lug, Goljak, Mrzljaki, Jazvaci, Darići, Budrovci, Bencetici, Barkovići, Draganići, Lazina, Franetici, Vrbanci, and Vrh.[2]

In the same census, 96% of the population were Croats.

Draganić is the birthplace of Ivan Biličić and Marija Barković, paternal grandparents of Bill Belichick, an American football head coach.[3] [4] Belichick is considered by many to be the greatest coach of all time and he holds several coaching records, including the most playoff wins, the most Super Bowl appearances and the most Super Bowl wins.

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  2. http://www.dzs.hr/hrv/pxweb2003/Dialog/Footnote.asp?File=Tabela5_04.px&path=../Database/Naselja%20i%20stanovnistvo%20Republike%20Hrvatske/5%20Stanovnistvo%20bivsa%20naselja/&ti=Karlova%E8ka+%9Eupanija-+broj+stanovnika+po+biv%9Aim+naseljima++++&lang=10&ansi=1{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. News: Bill Belichick: Djed iz Draganića uvijek mi je pričao o Hrvatskoj . Croatian . My grandfather from Draganić always told me about Croatia . Jutarnji list . February 22, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130929155124/http://www.jutarnji.hr/bill-belichick--djed-iz-draganica-uvijek-mi-je-pricao-o-hrvatskoj/214151/ . September 29, 2013 . live .
  4. Hrvatska obitelj na vrhu NFL-a. Croatian . Croatian family at the top of the NFL . Mihovilović . Maroje . January 29, 2008 . . 637 . 2016-12-14 .