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Skrad

Coordinates: 45°25′40.08″N 14°54′39.96″E / 45.4278000°N 14.9111000°E / 45.4278000; 14.9111000
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Skrad
Municipality
View of Skrad.
View of Skrad.
Skrad is located in Croatia
Skrad
Skrad
Location of Skrad within Croatia
Coordinates: 45°25′40.08″N 14°54′39.96″E / 45.4278000°N 14.9111000°E / 45.4278000; 14.9111000
CountryCroatia
CountyPrimorje-Gorski Kotar County
Area
 • Municipality
52.7 km2 (20.3 sq mi)
 • Urban
3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality
858
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
 • Urban
568
 • Urban density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Websiteskrad.hr

Skrad is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.

In the 2011 census, there were 1,062 inhabitants, in the following settlements:[3]

In the same census, 97% were Croats.[4]

Nature

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The 4,536 metres (14,882 ft) Perivoj mladih garden was planted in 1920.[5]

Climate

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From 1960 to 1993, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 33.7 °C (92.7 °F), on 28 July 1983.[6] The coldest temperature was −19.8 °C (−3.6 °F), on 8 January 1985.[7]

Climate data for Ogulin (1981–1993)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average snowfall cm (inches) 48
(19)
52
(20)
40
(16)
38
(15)
16
(6.3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
13
(5.1)
50
(20)
36
(14)
293
(115)
Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) 96
(38)
104
(41)
135
(53)
50
(20)
16
(6.3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
13
(5.1)
56
(22)
52
(20)
135
(53)
Average snowy days 7.0 7.9 5.9 2.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.4 2.8 6.8 33.2
Source: [8]

Vražji prolaz

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Vražji prolaz/Zeleni vir has been protected since 1962.[5]

The 800 metres (2,600 ft) path along Vražji prolaz/Zeleni vir was built in the 1930s and 1960s.[5]

See also

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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. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Skrad". 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 Primorje-Gorski kotar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Vahtar-Jurković, Koraljka; Obad Šćitaroci, Mladen (2017-12-31). "Pejsažno i perivojno naslijeđe Gorskoga kotara" [Landscape and Park Heritage of Gorski Kotar]. Prostor: znanstveni časopis za arhitekturu i urbanizam (in Croatian). 25 (2): 328–341. doi:10.31522/p.25.2(54).11.
  6. ^ DHMZ (2022-07-19). "Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
  7. ^ DHMZ (2022-01-21). "Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
  8. ^ Brinjak, Šein (2016-05-25). "Odluka o prihvaćanju izmjena i dopuna Procjene ugroženosti stanovništva, materijalnih i kulturnih dobara te okoliša od katastrofa i velikih nesreća za područje Grada Vrbovskog" (PDF). Službene novine Grada Vrbovskog. Vol. 2, no. 4. p. 23. ISSN 1849-6490.

Further reading

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  • Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Skrad". Hrvatska enciklopedija (online ed.). Archived from the original on 2023-12-28.
  • Lončarić, Josip (2013). "Skrad". Sušačka revija: Glasilo za kulturu i društvena zbivanja. 21 (82–83): 131–138. ISSN 1330-1306. Archived from the original on 2024-04-01.

Tourism

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  • Hirc, Dragutin (1898) [written 1898-02-08]. "Skrad". Gorski kotar: slike, opisi i putopisi. Illustrated by Václav Lev Anderle. Zagreb: 🖶 Lavoslav Hartman (Kugli i Deutsch). pp. 80–84. Republished as Hirc, Dragutin (1993) [written 1898-02-08]. "Skrad". Gorski kotar: slike, opisi i putopisi. Illustrated by Václav Lev Anderle. Rijeka: 🖶 Tiskara Rijeka. pp. 80–84. ISBN 953-158-004-9.
    • Also: Hirc, Dragutin (1898) [written 1898-02-08]. "Zeleni vir". Gorski kotar: slike, opisi i putopisi. Illustrated by Václav Lev Anderle. Zagreb: 🖶 Lavoslav Hartman (Kugli i Deutsch). pp. 92–96.
    • Also: Hirc, Dragutin (1898) [written 1898-02-08]. "Muževa hiža". Gorski kotar: slike, opisi i putopisi. Illustrated by Václav Lev Anderle. Zagreb: 🖶 Lavoslav Hartman (Kugli i Deutsch). p. 85.