Kraj, Split-Dalmatia County
{{Short description|Settlement in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Kraj
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| settlement_type = Settlement
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| coordinates = {{coord|43.638|N|16.582|E|format=dms|display=it}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Split-Dalmatia}}
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Dicmo
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| area_total_km2 = 4.7
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| population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2021|S}}
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 689
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset = +1
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code{{Cite Q|Q125763583|mode=cs1}}
| postal_code = 21232 Dicmo
| area_code = +385 (0)21
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Kraj is a settlement in the Municipality of Dicmo, Croatia, and its administrative center.{{Cite journal |title=Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj |url=https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2006_07_86_2045.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607220309/https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2006_07_86_2045.html |archive-date=2023-06-07 |access-date= |website=Narodne novine |language=hr}} In 2021, its population was 689. Kraj consists of the hamlets of Brda, Grubuša Velika, Kraj Osoje, Kraj Sušci and Križice.
The village houses the parish church of the Dicmo Donje parish, dedicated to Saint James the Apostle and Saint Anne, built in the Romanesque Revival style in 1934.{{Cite web |title=Župna crkva svetog Jakova i Ane |url=https://stazagospisinjskoj.hr/zupe/dicmo |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Staza Gospi Sinjskoj}} The old parish church is located at the cemetery and was built sometime before 1709.
One of the stations of the Split–Sinj railway was in Kraj from 1902 to 1962. In 2024, a theme park was dedicated to the railway next to the old cut-stone station building.{{Cite web |title=Rera se nakon 62 godine vratila u Dicmo |url=https://www.ferata.hr/rera-se-nakon-62-godine-vratila-u-dicmo/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Portal ferata.hr |language=hr}}
Demographics
{{Croatian population data graph |popisi=HRV |upisano=2022-09-24 |područje=Kraj |p1857=156 |p1869=408 |p1880=367 |p1890=444 |p1900=489 |p1910=244 |p1921=480 |p1931=598 |p1948=234 |p1953=242 |p1961=290 |p1971=323 |p1981=363 |p1991=426 |p2001=442 |p2011=514 |p2021=689}}
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Category:Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County
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