City
Obrovac, Croatia
Southern Europe
Obrovac is a town in northern Dalmatia, in Zadar County, Croatia, in the canyon of the Zrmanja River about 11 kilometers from where it meets the Novigrad Sea. The 2021 census recorded 4,323 people in the wider municipality and 793 in the urban area proper, down from a peak of 13,498 in 1971 after significant emigration; the 2011 census showed the population as 65.7 percent Croat and 31.4 percent Serb. First documented in 1337, Obrovac has the ruins of a fortified fortress above the town and lies near the Bijela River canyon with its waterfalls and pools.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude44.199167 degrees north 1 FAQs
What was Obrovac called when it was first recorded?
Obrouec, in documents from 1337.
Obrovac was first recorded in documents in 1337 under the name Obrouec, with the spellings Hobrouec and Hobrouac also appearing. The present settlement grew up as a suburb of a medieval fortress on a hill.
Sources
1. Obrovac, Croatia (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 3,453 (2021)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 44.199167, longitude 15.681667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 50 m
P2046 (area)
area 353.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 3453 (2021)
View the Source2. Obrovac, Croatia (Wikipedia)
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1337
The Croatian noble family Kurjaković, also known as the Counts of Krbava, were the first rulers of the town of Obrovac, which was first mentioned in 1337 under the name Obrouec.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1337
The Croatian noble family Kurjaković, also known as the Counts of Krbava, were the first rulers of the town of Obrovac, which was first mentioned in 1337 under the name Obrouec.
Source text, founding-year: 1337
The Croatian noble family Kurjaković, also known as the Counts of Krbava, were the first rulers of the town of Obrovac, which was first mentioned in 1337 under the name Obrouec.
- In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Croatia; continent follows from the atlas record for Croatia
[ɔbrɔ̌ːʋats]) is a town located in northern Dalmatia, in the Zadar County of Croatia
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