Povljana | |
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| Općina Povljana Municipality of Povljana | |
 Sunset in Povljana | |
 Location of municipality within Zadar County | |
  Povljana Location of Povljane in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′48.12″N 15°06′56.16″E / 44.3467000°N 15.1156000°E | |
| Country | 
Croatia |
| County |
Zadar County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Ivica Pogorilić |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 38.4 km2 (14.8 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 38.4 km2 (14.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)
[2] | |
| • Municipality | 669 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 669 |
| • Urban density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
| Postal code | 23294 Povljana |
| Vehicle registration | ZD |
| Website |
povljana |
Povljana is a village and municipality on the island of Pag, in Zadar County, Croatia. [3] It is located 12 km southeast of town of Pag. [4] The nearby shoreline has steep slopes and small cliffs. [5]
According to the 2011 census, there are 759 inhabitants, 95% of whom are Croats.
The name of the place Povljana comes from the Latin word PAULINIANA with the Latin suffix -ANA, which is the Roman name Paulus. ''Old Povljana'' was mentioned for the first time in historical documents during the construction of the church of St. Martin on February 13, 1345. [6]
Politics
Minority councils and representatives
Directly elected minority councils and representatives are tasked with consulting tasks for the local or regional authorities in which they are advocating for minority rights and interests, integration into public life and participation in the management of local affairs. [7] At the 2023 Croatian national minorities councils and representatives elections Albanians of Croatia fulfilled legal requirements to elect 10 members minority councils of the Municipality of Povljana but the elections were not held due to the absence of candidatures. [8]
References
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ Tony Fabijancic (1 March 2010). Croatia: Travels in Undiscovered Country. University of Alberta. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-0-88864-631-6.
- ^ Stuart Rossiter (1969). Yugoslavia: the Adriatic Coast. Benn. p. 84.
- ^ Eric Bird (25 February 2010). Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 764–. ISBN 978-1-4020-8638-0.
- ^ "Povijest Povljane". TZ Povljana.
- ^ "Manjinski izbori prve nedjelje u svibnju, kreću i edukacije". T-portal. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ^ "Informacija o konačnim rezultatima izbora članova vijeća i izbora predstavnika nacionalnih manjina 2023. XIII. ZADARSKA ŽUPANIJA" (PDF) (in Croatian). Državno izborno povjerenstvo Republike Hrvatske. 2023. p. 16. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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