Blata is a

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in the

Lika Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by t ...

region of

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, in the municipality of Saborsko,

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History

Culture

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the village of Blata has 54 inhabitants. This represents 174.19% of its pre-

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population according to the 1991 census. The 1991 censusIzdanje Državnog zavoda za statistiku RH: Narodnosni sastav stanovništva RH od 1880-1991. godine. recorded that 96.77% of the village population were ethnic

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(30/31) and 3.23% were of other ethnic origin (1/31).
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Sights

* Blaćansko lake

Notable natives and residents

References