Starigrad, Zadar County

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Starigrad (Italian: Ortopula) is a municipality in Croatia in the Zadar County. The total population is 1,876 (census 2011).[3] According to the 2011 census, 96% of the population are Croats.[4]

Starigrad
Starigrad Harbour
Starigrad Harbour
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Starigrad is located in Croatia
Starigrad
Starigrad
Coordinates: 44°17′43″N 15°26′17″E / 44.29528°N 15.43806°E / 44.29528; 15.43806
Country Croatia
CountyZadar
Area
 • Total
168.7 km2 (65.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
1,697
 • Density10/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websiteopcina-starigrad.hr

The list of settlements in the municipality is:[3]

  • Seline, population 469
  • Starigrad Paklenica, population 1,140
  • Tribanj, population 267

Population

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Municipality of Starigrad: Population trends 1857–2021
population
1549
1758
2030
2413
2809
3165
3475
3358
2603
2528
2405
2361
2107
2097
1893
1876
1697
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Settlement of Starigrad-Paklenica: Population trends 1857–2021
population
511
550
640
777
912
1091
1157
1300
991
1092
1109
1163
1135
1159
1100
1140
1051
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021

History

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St. Peter Chapel

The Roman settlement of Argyruntum was on a 3.4-acre (14,000 m2), now silted, island in the area east of the port. Emperor Tiberius erected protective walls and towers. Findings from about four hundred tombs are an evidence of great prosperity and trade relations in the Mediterranean. The oldest relic in the vicinity of Starigrad is the St. George Chapel in Rovanjska and St. Peter's Chapel in Starigrad from the ninth or tenth century.[5] Mediaeval traces are the castles "Večka kula" (old names were: Vega, Vegium (not to be confused with Vegium (Karlobag).) and Wezuliae), which was the mediaeval Harbormasters' office, on a peninsula east of Starigrad and the "Paklarić" on the prehistoric ruins of the entrance to the Velika Paklenica.

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Starigrad". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Zadar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ^ "NP Palenica: cultural and historical heritage". Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved November 24, 2010.