Mošćenička Draga (Italian: Draga di Moschiena) is municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is situated southwest of Opatija under Mt. Učka. The settlement of Mošćenička Draga developed as a fishing port of the town of Mošćenice, and was first mentioned in 1436. [4]
Mošćenička Draga | |
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Municipality | |
| Mošćenička Draga Municipality Općina Mošćenička Draga | |
 Mošćenička Draga | |
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  Mošćenička Draga Location of Mošćenička Draga in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°14′N 14°15′E / 45.233°N 14.250°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rikardo Staraj (PGS) |
| • City Council | 11 members[1] |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Municipality | 1,288 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 452 |
| • Urban density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | moscenicka-draga |
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 Mošćenice.
Population
editIn the 2011 census, it had a total of 1,535 inhabitants, 90.7% of which were Croats.[5] The municipality consisted of the following settlements:[6]
- Brseč, population 129
- Golovik, population 84
- Grabrova, population 10
- Kalac, population 32
- Kraj, population 98
- Mala Učka, no population
- Martina, population 50
- Mošćenice, population 301
- Mošćenička Draga, population 585
- Obrš, population 14
- Sučići, population 45
- Sveta Jelena, population 93
- Sveti Anton, population 8
- Zagore, population 86
Gallery
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Port -
"Marina" Hotel -
Beach
References
edit- ^ "Konačni rezultati" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mošćenička Draga | Turistička zajednica". www.tz-moscenicka.hr. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Primorje-Gorski kotar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Primorje-Gorski kotar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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