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 ...
Croatia
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. The municipality is administratively part of
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, ...
.
Gračac is located south of
Udbina
Udbina is a village and a municipality in historical Krbava, in the Lika region of Croatia. It is administratively a part of the Lika-Senj County.
Geography
Udbina is located in the large karst field called Krbava. It is approximately 45 kilomet ...
Knin
Knin (, sr, link=no, Книн, it, link=no, Tenin) is a city in the Šibenik-Knin County of Croatia, located in the Dalmatian hinterland near the source of the river Krka, an important traffic junction on the rail and road routes between Zagr ...
and southeast of
Gospić
Gospić () is a town in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Lika-Senj County. Gospić is located near the Lika River in the middle of a karst field ( Ličko Polje).
Gospić is the ...
.
Settlements
The total municipality population is 4,690 (census 2011), in the following settlements:
* Begluci, population 61
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Brotnja
Brotnja ( sr-cyr, Бротња) is a village in Croatia
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, population 47
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Bruvno
Bruvno ( sr-cyr, Брувно) is a village in Croatia.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Bruvno had 92 inhabitants.
History
Napomena: ''In 1857 include part of data for the settlement of Rudopolje Bruvanjsko.''
1991 census
Accor ...
, population 92
* Cerovac, population 3
* Dabašnica, population 3
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Deringaj
Deringaj ( sr-cyr, Дерингај) is a village in Croatia.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Deringaj had 77 inhabitants.
1991 census
According to the 1991 census, settlement of Deringaj had 183 inhabitants, which were ethnically d ...
Duboki Dol
Duboki Dol ( sr-cyr, Дубоки Дол) is a village in Croatia.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Duboki Dol was uninhabited.
Napomena: ''It is formed as independent settlement in 1880.''
1991 census
According to the 1991 census, ...
, population 0
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Dugopolje
Dugopolje is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.
The name ''Dugopolje'' literally translates as 'long field'. The town has a population of over 3469, 99.5% which are Croats. Noted in Dugopolje is Vranjača cave. Dugopolje ...
, population 20
* Glogovo, population 11
* Gornja Suvaja, population 36
* Grab, population 78
* Gračac, population 3,063
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Gubavčevo Polje
Gubavčevo Polje ( sr-cyr, Губавчево Поље) is a village in Croatia.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Gubavčevo Polje had 3 inhabitants.
Napomena: ''Till 1948 it was part of the settlement (hamlet). In census period 1857 ...
, population 3
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Kaldrma
Kaldrma ( sr-Cyrl, Калдрма) is a village located in the Gračac municipality within the Zadar County in Croatia.
Population
According to the 2011 census, Kaldrma had 31 inhabitants.
1991 census
According to the 1991 census, settlement ...
, population 31
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Kijani
Kijani ( sr-cyr, Кијани) is a village in the Gračac municipality in Croatia.
History
At least 14 Serb civilians were killed by the Croatian Army in the village during and in the aftermath of Operation Storm
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, population 56
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Kom
Kom or KOM may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Kom people (Afghanistan), a Nuristani tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan
* Kom people (Cameroon), an ethnic group of northwest Cameroon
* Kom people (India) a subgroup of the Kuki in north-eastern India
* ...
Tomingaj
Tomingaj ( sr-cyr, Томингај) is a village in Croatia. Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla ( ; ,"Tesla" '', population 26
* Velika Popina, population 71
* Vučipolje, population 1
* Zaklopac, population 23
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Zrmanja
Zrmanja (, it, Zermagna) is a river in southern Lika and northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is long and its basin covers an area of .
It was known to the ancient Romans as ''Tedanius''. The spring of Zrmanja is located in southern part of Lika unde ...
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
between 1527 and 1687 (nominally to 1699) as part of the
Sanjak of Lika
Sanjak of Krka ( tr, liva Krka, sh, Krčki sandžak) was a frontier sanjak (''serhad'') of the Ottoman Empire.
History
In 1580, Ferhad Pasha Sokolović became the first governor (beylerbey or simply pasha) of the Beylerbeylik of Bosnia. The Bos ...
in the
Bosnia Eyalet
The Eyalet of Bosnia ( ota, ایالت بوسنه ,Eyālet-i Bōsnâ; By Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters ; sh, Bosanski pašaluk), was an eyalet (administrative division, also known as a ''beylerbeylik'') of the Ottoman Empire, mostly based o ...
before Austrian conquest. The 1712–14 census of Lika and Krbava registered 1,711 inhabitants, out of whom 1,655 were Vlachs, 53 were Catholic
Bunjevci
Bunjevci ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Bunjevci, Буњевци, ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevac, Буњевац, sh-Latn-Cyrl, label=, separator=" / ", Bunjevka, Буњевка) are a South Slavic sub-ethnic group living ...
and 3 were Catholic
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, ...
. The term "Vlach" was used at the time to describe a population of
Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.
Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...
religion and rarely as an ethnic group. Those families that moved to Gračac came from area south east of Belgrade. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, Gračac was part of the
Lika-Krbava County
Lika-Krbava County ( hr, Ličko-krbavska županija; sr, Личко-крбавска жупанија; hu, Lika-Korbava vármegye) was a historic administrative subdivision of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an auton ...
of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kingdom commonly refers to:
* A monarchy ruled by a king or queen
* Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy
Kingdom may also refer to:
Arts and media Television
* ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...
.
From 1992 to 1992, Gračac was part of the self-proclaimed
Republic of Serbian Krajina
The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina ( sh, Република Српска Крајина, italics=no / or РСК / ''RSK'', ), known as the Serbian Krajina ( / ) or simply Krajina, was a self-proclaimed Serb proto-state, ...
. In 1995, the town was taken over by Croatian forces during
Operation Storm
}) was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in the outcome of the Bosnian War. It was a decisive victory for the Croatian Army (HV), which attacked across a front against the self-declared proto-state Re ...
Kijani
Kijani ( sr-cyr, Кијани) is a village in the Gračac municipality in Croatia.
History
At least 14 Serb civilians were killed by the Croatian Army in the village during and in the aftermath of Operation Storm
}) was the last major bat ...
village during and in the aftermath of
Operation Storm
}) was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in the outcome of the Bosnian War. It was a decisive victory for the Croatian Army (HV), which attacked across a front against the self-declared proto-state Re ...
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, ...
.
Demographics
Note: in some censa, such as in 1981, parts of the population listed themselves as
Yugoslavs
Yugoslavs or Yugoslavians ( Bosnian and Croatian: ''Jugoslaveni'', Serbian and Macedonian ''Jugosloveni''/Југословени; sl, Jugoslovani) is an identity that was originally designed to refer to a united South Slavic people. It has b ...
instead of Croat or Serb.
Attractions
The name Gračac is derived from "gradina" which means an old abandoned castle. Near the town there are Lake Štikada and the karst field of Gračac. The Cerovac caves nearby are open for tourists. The town is on the way into the Lika region of Zadar county, and the surroundings offer good hunting game.
Notable people
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Ilija Ivezić
Ilija Ivezić (20 July 1926 – 14 April 2016) was a Croatian film actor. He was born in Ričice, Gračac and died shortly before his 90th birthday. In a career that spanned more than five decades, Ivezić worked with directors such as Fadil ...