Lokve

Lokve
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Coordinates: 45 ° 21 ′ 29 "  N , 14 ° 44 ′ 53"  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Primorje-Gorski kotar
Area :	42  km²
Residents :	1,049 (2011)
Population density :	25 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+385) 051
Postal code :	51316
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type :	local community
Structure :	7 sub-locations
Mayor :	Toni Štimac
Postal address :	Šetalište Golubinjak 6 51316 Lokve
Website :	www.lokve.hr

Lokve is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski kotar County in Croatia .

The municipality has 1049 inhabitants. on 42 square kilometers. It is located on State Road 3, or European Road 65 , between Karlovac and Rijeka , east of Lake Lokvarsko jezero . The municipality is located in the Gorski kotar mountain range . Lokve Lake (Lokvarsko jezero) lies between Homer and Mrzla Vodica and is the largest in the Croatian mountainous region. It has a size of 2.1 kilometers and a depth of 40 meters. The Frog Museum is one of the most innovative museums in Gorski Kotar and has thousands of visitors, especially during spring frog migration.

Seven settlements belong to the municipality:

• Homer, 272 inhabitants
• Lazac Lokvarski, 18 residents
• Lokve, 584 inhabitants
• Mrzla Vodica, 16 residents
• Sleme, 104 inhabitants
• Sopač, 39 inhabitants
• Zelin Mrzlovodički, 16 residents

Lokvarsko jezero in the west of the municipality

On the Rijeka-Zagreb motorway, just one kilometer from the center of Lokve, there is the “Golubinjak” forest park, which has been a nature reserve since 1954. One of the largest caves in Croatia that can be visited is the Lokvarka Cave.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Population by age and sex, by settlements, 2011 Census. Državni zavod za statistiku, accessed on October 24, 2016 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Attractions , official website of the Kvarner Region Tourist Board