Okrug (Croatia)

Okrug (Croatia)
coat of arms
Coordinates: 43 ° 29 ′ 49 ″  N , 16 ° 13 ′ 12 ″  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Split-Dalmatia
Height :	1  m. i. J.
Area :	9.8  km²
Residents :	3,349 (2011)
Population density :	342 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code :	(+385) 021
Postal code :	21 223
License plate :	ST
Structure and administration
Community type :	local community
Mayor :	Ivica Radić
Website :	www.okrug.hr
Others
Patron saint :	St. Theodore

Okrug is a municipality in central Dalmatia in Croatia

Location and inhabitants

Okrug is located on the island of Čiovo . The municipality belongs to the Split-Dalmatia County and is divided into 2 localities, Okrug Gornji and Okrug Donji. There are 3349 people living in the community (2011). The former fishing village has turned into a center for bathing tourism. The proximity to Trogir and Split Airport also contributes to this.

history

The name Okruk was mentioned as early as 1228 and means "pile, stone, reef". There is also the theory that the origin of the name of the greeting of the Chapel of the Holy Cross at the entrance in the place (o, Crux!) Attributes to the residents, but there is no clear evidence for this. According to history, the first hermit lived in the 5th century by the ancient church of St. Theodore from the 15th century, on the bank in Okrug Gornji.

website

• www.okrug.hr

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2. Population by Ethnicity, by Towns / Municipalities, 2011 Census. Retrieved December 24, 2019 . 
2. ^ History