Draguć | |
Other Name: | Draguccio |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 45.3167°N 14°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Istria |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Cerovlje |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.1 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 56 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 52434 Cerovlje |
Area Code: | 052 |
Draguć (it| Draguccio) is a small fortified village in Croatia's Istria County. Today it pertains to the municipality of Cerovlje.[2]
There are several churches: Sant' Eliseo from the 12th century (frescoes form the 13th century), Madonna del Rosario, built in 1641 and San Rocco e San Sebastiano, frescoes by Antonio da Padova in 1529.
World-known surgeon Antonio Grossich (1849–1926) who in 1908 invented the application of tincture of iodine as a way to treat the surgical field was born in Draguć.
According to the 2021 census, its population was 56.
Ethnic structure is marked with fluctuations in the 20th century, as indicated by languages spoken recorded in the Austrian and later census data.
Year | Population | (Serbo-)Croatian (%) | Italian (%) | Slovene (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1880 | 193 | 0 | 98.4 | 1.6 |
1890[3] | 189 | 7.4 | 91.0 | 1.6 |
1900 | 222 | 15.8 | 56.7 | 27.5 |
1910 | 249 | 80.7 | 18.9 | 0.4 |
1945 | 190 | 92.1 | 7.9 | 0 |
1991 | 70 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
2001 | 79 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
In 2004 La Femme Musketeer a made-for-television movie produced by Hallmark Entertainment and Larry Levinson Productions, was filmed in Draguć.