Lokve, Croatia
Lokve | |
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Municipality | |
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  Lokve Location of Lokve within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′29″N 14°44′53″E / 45.35806°N 14.74806°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toni Štimac |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 42.0 km2 (16.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 850 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 464 |
| • Urban density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51 316 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | lokve |
Lokve (Italian: Loque) is a Croatian municipality of Primorje–Gorski Kotar County. With an area of 42 km2, it has a population of 1,049.[3]
The municipality is located in the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. The Lokvarsko Lake (Lokvarsko jezero) is located between the settlements of Homer and Mrzla Vodica.
The settlements in the municipality are:[3]
- Homer, population 272
- Lazac Lokvarski, population 18
- Lokve, population 584
- Mrzla Vodica, population 16
- Sleme, population 104
- Sopač, population 39
- Zelin Mrzlovodički, population 16
Climate
[edit]Between 1960 and 2016, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 33.3 °C (91.9 °F), on 27 July 1983.[4] The coldest temperature was −26.0 °C (−14.8 °F), on 8 January 1985.[5]
History
[edit]In the morning of 13 April 1941, the bus carrying Ante Pavelić stopped in Lokve together with a throng of Ustaša followers. He went to the post office in Lokve for a telephone call to Zagreb.[6]: 347
The 1st Underwater Orienteering World Championships was held in Lokve in 1973.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Lokve". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ DHMZ (2022-07-19). "Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
- ^ DHMZ (2022-01-21). "Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
- ^ Škiljan, Filip (2011-12-01). "Teror ustaškog režima nad srpskim stanovništvom na području kotareva Vrbovsko, Delnice i Ogulin u proljeće i ljeto 1941. godine" [Terror of the Ustasha Regime against the Serbian Population in the Territory of the Vrbovsko, Delnice and Ogulin Districts in the Spring and Summer 1941]. Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu: Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (in Croatian). 43 (1): 343–372. eISSN 1849-0344.
- ^ "Izložba povodom 40. Obljetnice 1. Svjetskog prvenstva u podvodnoj orijentaciji održanog u Lokvama 1973.godine – Općina Lokve".
Further reading
[edit]- Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Ličko polje". Hrvatska enciklopedija (online ed.). Archived from the original on 2023-12-28.
Folklore
[edit]- Krmpotić, Marinko (2009). "Lokvarske vile i vilenjaci". Sušačka revija: Glasilo za kulturu i društvena zbivanja. 17 (66–67): 81–83. ISSN 1330-1306. Archived from the original on 2024-04-01.
History
[edit]- n.s. (1984). Goranska kiparska radionica Lokve: Gorski Kotar - Hrvatska - Jugoslavija. Online publication 2009-09-21.
Speleology
[edit]- n.s. (1984). Spilja Lokvarka. Online publication 2009-09-21.
Tourism
[edit]- Hirc, Dragutin (1898) [written 1898-02-08]. "Lokve". Gorski kotar: slike, opisi i putopisi. Illustrated by Václav Lev Anderle. Zagreb: 🖶 Lavoslav Hartman (Kugli i Deutsch). pp. 24–29. Republished as Hirc, Dragutin (1993) [written 1898-02-08]. "Lokve". Gorski kotar: slike, opisi i putopisi. Illustrated by Václav Lev Anderle. Rijeka: 🖶 Tiskara Rijeka. pp. 24–29. ISBN 953-158-004-9.
External links
[edit]- Touristic site of Lokve
- Coat of arms of Lokve (on hr.wp)
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