Malinska-Dubašnica is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county on the island Krk of in western Croatia. Its centre is Malinska. There were 3,212 inhabitants, of whom 90% were ethnic Croats at the 2021 census.[3] It was established as a municipality in 1993.[4][5]

The municipal government is located in the town hall. Built in 1920, it is the former hotel Jadran.[6]

The former village of Dubašnica is part of the name of the municipality due to its historical importance, as it had been the seat of the municipality grouping the villages of modern Malinska-Dubašnica for centuries before its disappearance by a malaria epidemic in the 18th century. Today, Dubašnica can also refer to a region that covers the same villages and territory as Malinska-Dubašnica.[7]

Population

The following settlements are located within the municipality, listed here with their respective population.[3]

Partner communities

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ "Načelnik - Općina Malinska Dubašnica".
  2. ^ "Konačni rezultati izbora" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 Jun 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Results". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "O općini - Općina Malinska Dubašnica".
  5. ^ "25 godina od osnutka Općine - Općina Malinska Dubašnica".
  6. ^ "O općini - Općina Malinska Dubašnica".
  7. ^ "Dubašnica". Croatian Encyclopedia, online edition (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  8. ^ "HAZU • Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti - Osobne stranice članova - Branko Fučić - Biografija". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-09-23.

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