Donje Pazarište is a village in
Croatia
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, in the municipality 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 ...
, located in central
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 ...
. It is 18 kilometres west of
Perušić
Perušić is municipality (''općina'') in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. The municipality has 2,638 inhabitants, while the settlement itself has 852. The municipality is within the mountainous Lika region of central Croatia. The Kosinj valley region s ...
, and 22 kilometres north-west of Lika's largest town,
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 ...
.
Etymology
In the
Croatian language, 'Donje' means 'Lower'. It is theorised that the word 'pazarište' originates from the
Turkish word 'pazar', most likely from the years of
Ottoman Rule, meaning
fair, market, or
bazaar.
History
In the 15th Century, the village was known as 'Donje Zažično'.
The village church, the Church of
Saint Jacob
James the Great, also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob (Aramaic ܝܥܩܘܒ ܒܪ ܙܒܕܝ, Arabic يعقوب, Hebrew בן זבדי , '' Yaʿăqōḇ'', Latin '' ...
, was constructed in 1700.
Population
According to the 2011 census in Croatia, the village has 125 inhabitants.
* 1971. - 251 (
Croatians
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- 243,
Serbs
The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language.
The majority of Serbs live in their ...
- 7,
Yugoslavs
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- 1)
* 1981. - 174 (Croatian - 172, Serbs - 1, Others - 1)
* 1991. - 307 (Croatians - 307)
* 2001. - 170
* 2011. - 125
Economy
The village is the home of the producer of
Velebitsko beer.
References
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Populated places in Lika-Senj County