Oton, Croatia Explained

Oton
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Oton in Croatia.
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:44.1014°N 16.1111°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ervenik
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:19.3
Elevation M:422
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:102
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:22318 Pađene
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:022
Registration Plate:ŠI

Oton (Serbian: Отон)[2] is a village in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. It is part of the municipality of Ervenik.

Geography

Oton is located 9 kilometers northwest from the city of Knin. It is scattered across a wide area between the canyon of Zrmanja river on the west and Radljevac river on the east. To the south, the border of the village is Debelo Brdo. The village is divided into Oton Polje and Oton Brdo according to its geographical characteristics and the altitude of its hamlets. The villages of Bender and Kobilice also belong to the Oton region. Oton Polje consists of the following hamlets: Dobrijevići, Karanovići, Kneževići, Mišljeni and Vujnovići, and Oton Brdo consists of the following hamlets: Atlije, Karne, Kneževići, Kovačevići, Opačići, Sudari, Rastovići, Višekrune and Žunići. Bender consists of hamlets: Dobrijevići, Čupkovići, Pašići and Runjajići.[3]

History

From the breakup of Yugoslavia until August 1995, Oton was in the Republic of Serbian Krajina. Until the territorial reorganization in Croatia, the settlement was part of the former large municipality of Knin.

Culture

In Oton, there is a temple of the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Elijah from 1702.

Surnames

Surnames from Oton are:

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima . October 2013 . Government of Croatia . . 36 . hr . PDF . 30 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Istorija otonskog kraja . January 2011 . Marko Sinobad . . 36 . serbian . html . 23 March 2021.