Miljevci or Miljevci plateau is a small region in

Šibenik-Knin County Šibenik-Knin County (; hr, Šibensko-kninska županija ) is a county in southern Croatia, located in the north-central part of Dalmatia. The biggest city in the county is Šibenik, which also serves as county seat. Other notable towns in the co ...

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that includes seven villages. The plateau has an area of over 100 square kilometers and is located between the rivers of Krka,

Čikola Čikola ( it, link=no, Cigola) is a river of 47.8 km in length, located in Dalmatia, southern Croatia. Description Čikola river's springs is near the village Čavoglave, flows through the city of Drniš and then flows near village of Mil ...

and mountain Promina. Miljevci are only a few kilometers from the town of

Drniš Drniš is a town in Croatia, located in inland Dalmatia, about halfway between Šibenik and Knin. History The name Drniš was mentioned for the first time in a contract dated March 8, 1494. However, there are traces of older Middle Ages' fortr ...

in the east, and across the

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in the west. The majority of the population are

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. The villages of Miljevci have a total population of 1,096 (census 2011): * Bogatić (population 94) * Brištane (population 174) * Drinovci (population 164) * Kaočine (population 203) * Karalić (population 108) * Ključ (population 162) * Širitovci (population 191)

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Geography of Šibenik-Knin County {{ŠibenikKnin-geo-stub

See also

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