Jasenice, Zadar County Explained

Official Name:Jasenice
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:44.2286°N 15.5772°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Dalmatia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Zadar
Leader Title:Municipal Mayor
Leader Name:Stipe Vulić
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:121.6
Area Urban Km2:58.1
Elevation M:129
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:1348
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:151
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:23243
Area Code:023

Jasenice is a village and a municipality in the Zadar County, Croatia.

Demographics

In the 2021 census, there were 1,348 inhabitants in the municipality. The municipality consists of following settlements:

Before 2014, there were only two settlements in the municipality; Jasenice and Zaton Obrovački. In 2014, the settlement of Jasenice was split into three new ones; Jasenice, Maslenica and Rovanjska.[2]

In the 2011 census, there were 1,398 inhabitants in the municipality, of which 1,272 in Jasenice and 126 in Zaton Obrovački. In the 2001 census, 97% of the population were Croats.

Politics

Minority councils and representatives

Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs.[3] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Serbs of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Jasenice but the elections were not held due to the absence of candidatures.[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Croatia. Jasenice is twinned with:

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: July 19, 2014. Decision on separation of the settlement of Jasenice into the settlement of Jasenice, the settlement of Maslenica and the settlement of Rovansjka. June 26, 2020. jasenice.hr.
  3. Web site: Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije . 13 March 2023 . . 10 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIII. ZADARSKA ŽUPANIJA . 2023 . Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske . 12 . hr . 13 June 2023.