Punat
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Croatian. (March 2009) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Punat | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 | |
  Punat Location of Punat in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°00′52.92″N 14°37′44.04″E / 45.0147000°N 14.6289000°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Settlements | Punat, Stara Baška |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Strčić |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 34.0 km2 (13.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20.6 km2 (8.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 1,900 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,784 |
| • Urban density | 86.6/km2 (224/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 51521 |
| Website | punat |
Punat is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia on the island of Krk. The municipality has a population of 1,900, with 90% Croats (2021). With Stara Baška being the only other settlement in the municipality, the village of Punat itself has a population of 1,784.[2] The town first appears in writings from 1377 AD, but the exact date of its foundation is not known. It is situated on a bay known for the island of Košljun and the Church of St. Dunat.
History
[edit]During WWII, Punat was home to several sympathizers of the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland, including Filka and Marica Žic, who were sentenced by the Communists to hard labor.[3][4]
On 25 February 1993, the ferry Kajčak was hit by SAK artillery at Maslenica and towed to Punat.[5]
Governance
[edit]Local
[edit]It is the seat of its own local committee.[6]
Notable people
[edit]Notable people that were born or lived in Punat include:
- Antun Bonifačić (1901–1986), Ustaša politician
- Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907–1969), 34th President of Costa Rica
- Anton Tamarut (1932-2000), parish priest of Punat 1976-1979
- Japec Jakopin (b. 1951), boat designer
- Vjekoslav Ključarić (b. 1992), musician
References
[edit]- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ OONF PGO 1945: "Žic Marica, stara 25 g. iz Aleksandrova na Krku, radi širenja četničke propagande i vršenja službe u njihovu korist, na 7 mjeseci prisilnog rada." [Žic Marica, 25 years old from Aleksandrovo on Krk, for spreading Chetnik propaganda and carrying out services in their favor, to 7 months of forced labor.]
- ^ OONF PGO 1945: "Žic Filka, stara 40 g. iz Aleksandrova na Krku, radi sastajanja sa četničkim vođama i primanja novčane nagrade od njih, na 6 mjeseci prisilnog rada." [Žic Filka, 40 years old from Aleksandrovo on Krk, for meeting with Chetnik leaders and accepting monetary rewards from them, to 6 months of forced labor.]
- ^ "Zaplovio stari Jadrolinijin trajekt i to u Sloveniji! |". Morski HR (in Croatian). 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ DGU (2025). "Mjesna samouprava". Geoportal.dgu.hr (in Serbo-Croatian).
Bibliography
[edit]- OONF PGO (1945-01-19). "Sudjenje neprijateljima NOP-a u Hrv. Primorju". Primorski vjesnik (in Serbo-Croatian). Vol. 3, no. 140. p. 4.
Further reading
[edit]- Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Punat". Hrvatska enciklopedija (online ed.). Archived from the original on 2024-04-05.
Subdivisions of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities and towns |  | |
| Municipalities | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
