Kaštel Žegarski | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
Coordinates: | 44.155°N 15.8581°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Croatia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Zadar County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Obrovac, Croatia |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 7.9 |
Elevation M: | 76 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 122 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 23451 |
Area Code: | 023 |
Kaštel Žegarski (German: Schegar) is a village in northern Dalmatia which lies within the administrative area of Obrovac in Zadar County, Croatia.
It lies 15km (09miles) south-southeast of Obrovac, 9km (06miles) northeast of Ervenik and a short distance south of the Zrmanja River.
The highest population of Kaštel Žegarski was 1,832 recorded in the census of 1921.[2] In the census of 1991, Kaštel Žegarski had 480 inhabitants,[2] almost all of whom were Serbs. The 2001 census recorded 53 residents.[3] The 2011 census recorded 135 residents.[4]
The Orthodox Church of Saint George, established in 1618, is located in the village.
From 1990 to 1995, Kaštel Žegarski was in the area controlled by the Republic of Serbian Krajina, the Serbian separatist movement.