Kaštel Žegarski Explained

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.

Location

It lies 15km (09miles) south-southeast of Obrovac, 9km (06miles) northeast of Ervenik and a short distance south of the Zrmanja River.

Population/Demographics

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.

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Notes and References

  1. cs1.
  2. https://web.dzs.hr/Hrv/pxweb2003/database/Naselja%20i%20stanovnistvo%20Republike%20Hrvatske/Naselja%20i%20stanovnistvo%20Republike%20Hrvatske.asp Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001.
  3. Web site: SAS Output.
  4. News: Central Bureau of Statistics (Croatia) . Croatian . 2011 census by settlement . 2011 . February 28, 2014.