Dragove Explained

Official Name:Dragove
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:44.1167°N 70°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Zadar
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Sali
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:11.4
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:18
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Dragove (San Leonardo, Porto Dragon, Villa Dragova in Italian) is a village in the north-eastern part of the island of Dugi Otok (Long Island) in Zadar County, Croatia. Dragove is located on the regional road running along the entire island. The population is 35 (2011 census).

The surroundings were populated as early as antique times (Roman remains below the hill of Dumbovica), while the first Croatian settlement was mentioned in the sources already in the 14th century. Later, many Croats fleeing the Turkish invasions of Bosnia settled in Dragove. The Drago family from Zadar had its estates here, purchased in the 15th century by another Zadar family, the Salomonis. The parish church of St. Leonardo was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. The small church of Our Lady of Dumbovica, mentioned in the 15th century, is on a beautiful location, with a nice view of the surroundings. During the 1950s, Dragove's population reached about 500 people.

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