Jasenice is a village and a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

Zadar County Zadar County ( hr, Zadarska županija ) is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its seat is the city of Zadar. Geography Among the largest towns in the county of Zadar are: Zadar, Benkovac, Bibinje, Bi ...

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Demographics

In the 2011 census, there were 1,398 inhabitants in the municipality, of which 1,272 in Jasenice and 126 in

Zaton Obrovački Zaton Obrovački () is a village in the municipality of Jasenice, Zadar County, in Croatia. Overview It lies on the southern slopes of the mountain Velebit, in the vicinity of the border between regions of Lika and Dalmatia. It is situated 4 kil ...

. In the 2001 census, 97% of the population were

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, G ...

Settlements

The municipality consists of following settlements: *Jasenice *

Maslenica Maslenica is a village in the municipality of Jasenice in Zadar County, Dalmatia, Croatia. It is situated in . Waters are quite clear due to the Zrmanja river which flows into this gulf. History The village was built 1000 years ago. Maslenic ...

* Rovanjska *

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.

Twin towns – sister cities

Jasenice is twinned with: *

Greve in Chianti Greve in Chianti (the old name was Greve; in 1972 it was renamed Greve in Chianti after the inclusion of that area in the Chianti wine district) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It is lo ...

, Italy

References

Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Zadar County {{Zadar-geo-stub