Žakanje

Municipality of Croatia

Place in Karlovac, Croatia

45°36′00″N 15°20′24″E / 45.60000°N 15.34000°E / 45.60000; 15.34000Country

CroatiaCountyKarlovacArea

^[1]

• Total44.7 km² (17.3 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Total1,732 • Density39/km² (100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Websiteopcina-zakanje.hr

Žakanje is a village and a municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia.

In the census of 2011, there were 1,889 inhabitants, in the following settlements:^[3]

Breznik Žakanjski, population 13
Brihovo, population 149
Bubnjarački Brod, population 122
Bubnjarci, population 210
Donji Bukovac Žakanjski, population 115
Ertić, population 16
Gornji Bukovac Žakanjski, population 14
Jadrići, population 7
Jugovac, population 14
Jurovo, population 84
Jurovski Brod, population 182
Kohanjac, population 96
Mala Paka, population 26
Mišinci, population 147
Mošanci, population 35
Pravutina, population 211
Sela Žakanjska, population 68
Sračak, population 38
Stankovci, population 17
Velika Paka, population 44
Zaluka Lipnička, population 132
Žakanje, population 149

In the 2011 census, 97.5% of the population were Croats.^[4]

Zakanje is surrounded by rolling hills, farms, orchards and vineyards. Over the last 50 years the community has expanded significantly. The town center contains a school, several restaurants, a grocery store, bank, post-office, pharmacy and a walk-in medical clinic. There are also a number of small general stores and other small businesses.

The Roman Catholic Church sits on the highest point of the village about 1 kilometer from the center. The church was built in 1896,^[5] and contains many paintings. The main road connects to Karlovac, and Metlika, Slovenia.

The oldest local surnames are Bahoric and Zdencaj.

Juraj Križanić, a Croatian missionary, was born near Žakanje.

References

^ 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.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Žakanje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Karlovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-12-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)