Cres (town)
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| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Cres croatia.jpg
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| coordinates = {{coord|44|57|36|N|14|24|29|E|region:HR|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_name1 = File:Flag of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.png Primorje-Gorski Kotar
| subdivision_type2 = Island
| subdivision_name2 = Cres
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| leader_party = SDP
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Marin Gregorović
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| area_footnotes = {{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}
| area_total_km2 = 291.5
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| area_urban_km2 = 19.5
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| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 2716
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| population_urban = 2185
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| timezone = CET
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset = +1
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 51 557
| area_code = 051
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| website = {{URL|www.cres.hr}}
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Cres{{Efn|{{IPA|hr|t͡srês}};{{cite dictionary |title= Cres |dictionary= Hrvatski jezični portal |year= 2006 |publisher= Znanje i Srce |location= Zagreb |url= https://hjp.znanje.hr/index.php?show=search_by_id&id=f1xvXBE%3D&keyword=Cres |access-date=13 November 2023 |language= Croatian}} {{langx|grc|Κρέψα}},{{Cite DGRG|title=Absyrtides}} {{langx|la|Crepsa}};, {{langx|dlm|Crepsa}}, {{langx|vec|Cherso}}, {{langx|it|Cherso}}, {{langx|el|Χέρσος|italic=unset}}}} is a town located on the island of Cres which is directly off the Istrian Peninsula and in the Kvarner Gulf off the northern coast of Croatia. As of 2021, the town had a population of 2,716 inhabitants, which makes it the largest municipality on the island.
Town
Cres is a city on the bay, as its town docks come directly into the middle of the city and are filled with boats. There is a car park at the entrance to the city, along with multiple restaurants and a gas station. Upon entering the city through one of the gates, there are narrow paths lined by houses and small stores. In the center, there is an open piazza, with people selling different homemade goods. There are also shops and open-air restaurants in which people can sit on the edge and watch the boats come in.
Climate
Since records began in 1985, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was {{convert|41.5|C|F}}, on 21 July 2015.{{cite web |date=2022-07-19 |author=DHMZ |title=Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn¶m=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najvise_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}} The coldest temperature was {{convert|-8.0|C|F}}, on 7 January 1985.{{cite web |date=2022-01-21 |author=DHMZ |title=Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja |url=https://meteo.hr/objave_najave_natjecaji.php?section=onn¶m=objave&el=priopcenja&daj=najnize_temperature_zraka |website=Državni hidrometeorološki zavod}}
Population
As of the 2021 census, Cres has a population of 2,716{{Croatian Census 2021|S}} with 89.32% being Croats.{{Croatian Census 2021|M}}
{{Croatian population data graph |popisi=HRV |upisano=2022-06-04 |područje=Town of Cres |p1857=7223 |p1869=7263 |p1880=7562 |p1890=7815 |p1900=7609 |p1910=7626 |p1921=7214 |p1931=7196 |p1948=5843 |p1953=4221 |p1961=3786 |p1971=3145 |p1981=2895 |p1991=2971 |p2001=2959 |p2011=2879 |p2021=2716}}
=Settlements=
Administratively, the town of Cres comprises 26 settlements, of which 2 are uninhabited. Each of them is listed below, with their respective population as of 2021.
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- Beli - 54
- Cres - 2,185
- Dragozetići - 22
- Filozići - 8
- Grmov - 2
- Ivanje - 9
- Loznati - 36
- Lubenice - 6
- Mali Podol - 3
- Martinšćica - 103
- Merag - 22
- Miholašćica - 31
- Orlec - 88
- Pernat - 2
- Porozina - 28
- Predošćica - 1
- Stanić - 0
- Stivan - 24
- Sveti Petar - 7
- Valun - 64
- Važminec - 0
- Vidovići - 4
- Vodice - 5
- Vrana - 7
- Zbičina - 3
- Zbišina - 2
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Marina
Cres is home to a Blue-Flag-status marina on the outskirts of the city. This is separate from the concrete center docks seen inside the actual city. The marina is home to ships of many people on the island and is also home to a dry dock where many ships are repaired. The Adriatic Sea is ideal for fishing and this port is important to the industry.
Gallery
File:Na otoku Cresu.jpg
File:Hrvatski grad Cres 2021.jpg
File:Cres-Hrvatska.jpg
File:Na Cresu 2021.jpg
File:Otok Cres.jpg
File:Jadranski otok Cres.jpg
File:Hrvatski otok Cres.jpg
File:Na jadranskome otoku Cresu 2021.jpg
File:Otočni hrvatski grad Cres.jpg
File:Jadranski otok Cres 21. svibnja 2021.jpg
File:Crkva na otoku Cresu 2021.jpg
File:Crkva na hrvatskom otoku Cresu.jpg
File:Crkva na jadranskom otoku Cresu.jpg
File:Unutar crkve.jpg
Notes
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References
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Bibliography
- 1. Luigi Tomaz, La Magnifica Comunità di Cherso, Foreword by Arnaldo Mauri, Conselve, 2010.
Further reading
- {{cite magazine |date=December 2019 |author=DVD Cres |title=Goran Toić (1983.-2019.) |page=39 |magazine=Nazovi 193 |volume=12 |issue=24 |url=https://www.vz-pgz.hr/upload/pdf/Nazovi_193_br_24.pdf |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927182134/https://www.vz-pgz.hr/upload/pdf/Nazovi_193_br_24.pdf |language=hr}}
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