Križpolje
| Križpolje | |||
|
|||
| Basic data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State : |
 Croatia
|
||
| County : |
 Lika-Senj
|
||
| Height : | 555 m. i. J. | ||
| Area : | 27.68 km² | ||
| Residents : | 655 (2001) | ||
| Population density : | 24 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Telephone code : | (+385) 053 | ||
| Postal code : | 53 261 | ||
| License plate : | GS | ||
| Structure and administration | |||
| Community type : | Village | ||
| Mayor : | Ivan Lokmer ( HDZ ) | ||
 View of Križpolje |
|||
Križpolje ( German / Austrian. Kreuzfeld is) a village in the County of Lika-Senj , Croatia with 655 inhabitants. The village belongs to the large municipality of Brinje . Several hamlets (Veliki Kut, Mali Kut and Jelvica) are connected to this place.
geography
Križpolje is located in the north of the agricultural Lika . Lipice is located in the middle of the Brinje district. The municipality borders in the north on Križ Kamenica and Jezerane , in the west on Stajnica and Lipice , in the south on Letinac and in the west on the district capital Brinje.
history
Evidence has been found that the place was called Križ until 1654.
Demographics
According to the last census of 2001, the municipality has 655 inhabitants.
Personalities
- Luka Perković (* 1900; † 1948), Croatian poet
- Anton Pavlovic (* 1884), Croatian politician, HSS
Attractions
The Roman Catholic "Church of the Discovery of the Holy Cross" in Križpolje was built in 1821. The holiday of the village is the Holy Cross Day on May 3rd, called Križevo in the local language.