Lokve (Italian: Loque) is a Croatian municipality of Primorje–Gorski Kotar County. With an area of 42 km2, it has a population of 1,049.[3]
Lokve | |
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Municipality | |
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  Lokve Location of Lokve within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′29″N 14°44′53″E / 45.35806°N 14.74806°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toni Štimac |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 42.0 km2 (16.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 850 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 464 |
| • Urban density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51 316 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | lokve |
The municipality is located in the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. The Lokvarsko Lake (Lokvarsko jezero) is located between the settlements of Homer and Mrzla Vodica.
The settlements in the municipality are:[3]
- Homer, population 272
- Lazac Lokvarski, population 18
- Lokve, population 584
- Mrzla Vodica, population 16
- Sleme, population 104
- Sopač, population 39
- Zelin Mrzlovodički, population 16
The 1st Underwater Orienteering World Championships was held in Lokve in 1973.[4]
References
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Lokve". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Izložba povodom 40. Obljetnice 1. Svjetskog prvenstva u podvodnoj orijentaciji održanog u Lokvama 1973.godine – Općina Lokve".
External links
edit- Touristic site of Lokve
- Coat of arms of Lokve (on hr.wp)
45°21′29″N 14°44′53″E / 45.35806°N 14.74806°E
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