Mošćenička Draga () is municipality in

Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Primorje – Gorski Kotar County (, ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in western Croatia, most of it based in the historical and cultural region called Croatia proper and some of it in Istria, including the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northe ...

, Croatia. It is situated southwest of

Opatija Opatija (; ; ) is a List of cities and towns in Croatia, town and a municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in northwestern Croatia. The traditional seaside resort on the Kvarner Gulf is known for its Mediterranean climate and its historic bu ...

under Mt. Učka. The settlement of Mošćenička Draga developed as a

fishing port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manche ...

of the

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Mošćenice Mošćenice (also called Župa Mošćenice) is a village in the municipality of Mošćenička Draga in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on the Istrian peninsula, close to Opatija, Croatia. It is a typical hilltop village with stone houses and narro ...

, and was first mentioned in 1436. The centre of the municipality is the former fishing village of Mošćenička Draga which is today a tourist resort with two beaches, small marina and walking paths. Above Mošćenička Draga there is the hilltop town of

Population

In the 2011 census, it had a total of 1,535 inhabitants, 90.7% of which were

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. The municipality consisted of the following settlements: * Brseč, population 129 * Golovik, population 84 * Grabrova, population 10 * Kalac, population 32 *

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, population 98 * Mala Učka, no population * Martina, population 50 *

, population 301 * Mošćenička Draga, population 585 * Obrš, population 14 * Sučići, population 45 * Sveta Jelena, population 93 * Sveti Anton, population 8 * Zagore, population 86

Gallery

File:MoscenickaDraga1.JPG, Port File:Hotel Marina, Mošćenička Draga.jpg, "Marina" Hotel File:Mošćenička Draga - plaža.jpg, Beach

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Biology

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Tourist community
Populated coastal places in Croatia Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County

Climate types

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