Nenadići (also known as Nenadic) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

on the island of

Krk Krk (; it, Veglia; ruo, Krk; dlm, label= Vegliot Dalmatian, Vikla; la, Curicta; grc-gre, Κύρικον, Kyrikon) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kot ...

Loacation

Nenadic is located in the western part of the island of Krk in the area called Šotovento. Namely, the surrounding hills of Vrhure (238 m), Kukurik (176 m), Klobučac (106 m), Škrlat (144 m) protect this part of the island from the bora wind. It is not a coastal resort but it is in the interior of the island. The village is adjacent to Poljice. It is 6 km from

Malinska Malinska (german: Durischal) is a settlement (naselje) in the northwestern part of the island Krk in Croatia and an important tourist town. It lies on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, in the picturesque bay facing Opatija and Rijeka. The municipali ...

and 9 km from

town. The village is located just off the

D104 Road D104 branches off to the southwest from D102 (Croatia), D102 near Malinska towards Valbiska ferry port - Jadrolinija ferry access to Merag, island of Cres (D101 (Croatia), D101) and LNP ferry access to Lopar, Rab, Lopar, island of Rab (island), R ...

History

The emergence of Nenadic was associated with the migration of the Vlaška life that in the middle of the 15th century from Velebit to the area of Šotoventa and

Dubašnica Dubašnica ( it, Dubasnizza) was a village in the northwestern part of the island of Krk, now in Croatia, at the south of Malinska and near Poljica. It was first mentioned in the 15th century and became extinct in the 18th century as a result of ...

was given by the then ruler of the island, Ivan VIII. Frankopan

Population

According to the latest census of 2011, there were 157 inhabitants in Nenadic. Movement of population since the first measurements in 1857 recorded several different stages. The first was the growth phase in the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with the exception of the 1900 census, when a decline in population was recorded. After this long period of population growth, the historical maximum of 168 inhabitants was recorded in 1921. Thereafter followed by a continuous period of population decline on 111 1981 at the turn of the 20th to the 21st century, the number of inhabitants varied; 1991, 147 residents, and in 2001 125.

Economy

Even though Nenadic was a completely agricultural village throughout history, today agriculture and cattle breeding have an important role in the economy of the village, the number of trades has increased in recent years. Nenadić has the largest food facility on the island of

that successfully deals with the processing of fish products. Since it is one of the more remote settlements on the island of Krk, there is no developed tourist activity.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nenadići Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County