Poljica, Krk
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Poljica is a village on the island of
Krk Krk (; ; ; ; archaic German: ''Vegl'', ; ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending o ...
,
Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
.


Location

Poljica is located on the western part of the island of
Krk Krk (; ; ; ; archaic German: ''Vegl'', ; ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending o ...
, in the area of the island called Å otovento. Like all settlements in Å otovento, Poljica is not on the coast but in the interior of the island, about 3 km southeast of ÄŒavlena bay. In the immediate vicinity are the villages BajÄići and
Nenadići Nenadići (also known as Nenadic) is a village on the island of Krk. Loacation Nenadic is located in the western part of the island of Krk in the area called Å otovento. Namely, the surrounding hills of Vrhure (238 m), Kukurik (176 m), KlobuÄ ...
. Approximately 6 km away is
Malinska Malinska () 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. Demographics The municipality o ...
and about 10 km is the town of
Krk Krk (; ; ; ; archaic German: ''Vegl'', ; ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. Krk is tied with Cres as the largest Adriatic island, depending o ...
. The village is located just off the D104 Road.


History

In ancient times this area was inhabited by the
Illyrians The Illyrians (, ; ) were a group of Indo-European languages, Indo-European-speaking people who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times. They constituted one of the three main Paleo-Balkan languages, Paleo-Balkan populations, alon ...
. In the Middle Ages, until the 15th century, this part of the island was predominantly deserted and poorly inhabited. In order to increase tax revenues, Ivan VII Frankopan settled in the mid-15th century in this area and in the area around
Dubašnica Dubašnica () 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 a malaria epid ...
, and also between the castles of
Dobrinj Dobrinj is a village and municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in northwestern Croatia, on the island of Krk. There are 2,150 inhabitants in the municipality, with 91% Croats. The village of Dobrinj itself has 89 inhabitants. Geography ...
and
Omišalj Omišalj is a coastal municipality in the north-west of the island of Krk in Croatia. The population of Omišalj itself is 1,887 (2021), while the municipality also includes the nearby village of Njivice, bringing the total population to 2,992. Om ...
, Vlachs and Morlachs (
Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...
, later
Istro-Romanians The Istro-Romanians ( or ) are a Romance languages, Romance ethnic group native to or associated with the Istria, Istrian Peninsula. Historically, they inhabited vast parts of it, as well as the western side of the island of Krk until 1875. Howe ...
) from
Velebit Velebit (; ; ) is the largest, though not the highest, mountain range in Croatia. The range forms a part of the Dinaric Alps and is located along the Adriatic coast, separating it from Lika in the interior. Velebit begins in the northwest near ...
. However, there were very few true ethnic Vlachs among them, most of whom were Croats. Poljica had the greatest significance in the second half of the 19th century. At about the same time, in 1848, the first school opened in Å otovento. Until then, the only educational institution had been a
Franciscan The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent Religious institute, religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor bei ...
monastery at Glavotok.


Population

According to the last census of 2001, there were 62 inhabitants in Poljica. Population growth has been moderate. Since there have been official data since the middle of the 19th century, Poljica had a mild and gradual increase in population by mid-20th century. In 1953, they had a maximum of 89 residents. Since then, the population has declined slightly.


Economy

Poljica is surrounded by traditional agricultural land. The most important are field crops, cattle breeding and
olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean ...
trees. Nearby in
Nenadići Nenadići (also known as Nenadic) is a village on the island of Krk. Loacation Nenadic is located in the western part of the island of Krk in the area called Å otovento. Namely, the surrounding hills of Vrhure (238 m), Kukurik (176 m), KlobuÄ ...
is a food-processing plant. Much of the residents work in nearby bigger places on the island such as Malinska or Krk. Due to its in the interior of the island, tourism has not developed. However Poljica is not far from the sea, and it has preserved indigenous architecture with old stone houses.


Culture

Although a small village, Poljica has many Renaissance buildings. Among them, the
bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell to ...
of the
parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
of Saints Cosmas and Damian is made of fine chrome stone. It was built in 1768, and before it there was another, smaller tower. At its height of 29 meters dominates the village and the surrounding area. A beach at ÄŒavlena Bay is 3 km from Poljica. Nearby in the woods at ÄŒavlena bay there is a small early Christian church of St. KrÅ¡evan. It is not known who built it, but it is considered to be from the 9th century. Not far from Poljica, above the ÄŒavlena Bay, there are the largest specimens of
oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...
on the island of Krk. They are considered to be about 400 years old. The name of the nearby municipality of
Malinska-Dubašnica Malinska-Dubašnica is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county on the island Krk of in western Croatia. Its centre is Malinska. There were 3,212 inhabitants, of whom 90% were ethnic Croats at the 2021 census. It was established as a mun ...
is derived from "Dub", an old Slavic word for oak. Oak forests made the island of Krk attractive for ship builders, dating to Liburnian times. Frankapan spoke a special language, which today is called the Vegliot dialect or KrÄko-Romanian dialect. The last speaker of that dialect was Mate BajÄić GaÅ¡pović from Poljica, who died in 1875.


See also

*
Republic of Poljica The Republic of Poljica or duchy (, in older form ''PoljiÄka knežija'') was an autonomous community which existed in the late Middle Ages and the early modern period in central Dalmatia, near modern-day OmiÅ¡, Croatia. It was organized as a "pea ...


References


Further reading

* Bolonić, Mihovil, Žic Rokov, Ivan: Krk Island Through the Ages, Christian Present, Zagreb, 2002. * Lešić, Denis: The Island of Krk: Guide to Word and Image, 2003. {{authority control Krk Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County