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Delnice
Delnice
Town
	Grad Delnice; Town of Delnice
	Delnice town center
	Delnice Location of Delnice in Croatia
	Coordinates: 45°24′04″N 14°48′00″E / 45.401°N 14.800°E
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Government
• Mayor	Katarina Mihelčić (Ind.)
Area
• Town	230.9 km2 (89.2 sq mi)
• Urban	24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Town	5,135
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
• Urban	3,861
• Urban density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (Central European Time)
Vehicle registration	DE
Website	delnice.hr

Delnice (Croatian pronunciation: [děːlnit͡se̞]) is a town in western Croatia, the largest settlement in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. The town has a population of 4,379, and total municipality population is 5,952 (2011). Delnice is Gorski Kotar's main town.

Demographics

The municipality consists of the following settlements:^[3]

Bela Vodica, population 24
Belo, population 9
Biljevina, population 4
Brod na Kupi, population 207
Crni Lug, population 253
Čedanj, population 9
Dedin, population 93
Delnice, population 4,379
Donja Krašićevica, no population
Donje Tihovo, population 5
Donji Ložac, population 6
Donji Okrug, population 2
Donji Turni, no population
Gašparci, population 15
Golik, population 16
Gornja Krašićevica, population 2
Gornje Tihovo, population 6
Gornji Ložac, population 10
Gornji Okrug, population 2
Gornji Turni, population 13
Grbajel, population 17
Guče Selo, population 27
Gusti Laz, population 4
Hrvatsko, population 49
Iševnica, population 9
Kalić, population 4
Kočičin, population 1
Krivac, population 23
Kupa, population 8
Kuželj, population 52
Leska, population 3
Lučice, population 332
Mala Lešnica, population 8
Malo Selo, population 62
Marija Trošt, population 46
Plajzi, no population
Podgora Turkovska, population 8
Požar, population 8
Radočaj Brodski, population 40
Raskrižje Tihovo, population 7
Razloge, population 8
Razloški Okrug, population 5
Sedalce, population 16
Srednja Krašićevica, no population
Suhor, no population
Ševalj, no population
Turke, population 31
Velika Lešnica, population 16
Velika Voda, no population
Zagolik, no population
Zakrajc Turkovski, population 2
Zalesina, population 41
Zamost Brodski, population 36
Zapolje Brodsko, population 34
Zelin Crnoluški, no population

Town of Delnice: Population trends 1857–2021

population	6929	7289	6797	7007	7172	7651	7322	7337	6609	7592	7652	7291	6817	6858	6262	5952	5135
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

History

The town was first mentioned in a 1482 document issued by Sabor, the Croatian Parliament.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Delnice was a district capital in the Modruš-Rijeka County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Transportation

Delnice is well connected to numerous local and national destinations by train and bus. Rijeka (Croatia's third largest city) is half an hour away by road.

Tourism

Delnice and the surrounding county of Gorski Kotar's pristine nature offer a plethora of outdoor opportunities for an active vacation. Some of the activities include cycling, mountain climbing, rock climbing, running, hiking, cross-country running, skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, camping, kayaking, river rafting and hunting. Delnice has many shops, bars and restaurants.

References

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Delnice". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

External links

45°24′N 14°48′E / 45.400°N 14.800°E / 45.400; 14.800

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[1] Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.

[Census_2021-2] "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.

[census2011-3] "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Delnice". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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