Lokve, Croatia Explained

Official Name:Lokve
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lokve within Croatia
Coordinates:45.3581°N 14.7481°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Toni Štimac
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:42.0
Area Urban Km2:4.7
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:850
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:464
Population Density Urban Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:51 316
Area Code:051

Lokve (Italian: Loque) is a Croatian municipality of Primorje–Gorski Kotar County. With an area of 42 km2, it has a population of 1,049.

The municipality is located in the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. The Lokvarsko Lake (Croatian: Lokvarsko jezero) is located between the settlements of Homer and Mrzla Vodica.

The settlements in the municipality are:

The 1st Underwater Orienteering World Championships was held in Lokve in 1973.[2]

External links

45.3581°N 14.7481°W

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Izložba povodom 40. Obljetnice 1. Svjetskog prvenstva u podvodnoj orijentaciji održanog u Lokvama 1973.godine – Općina Lokve .