Kula Norinska
{{Short description|Municipality of Croatia}}
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| coordinates = {{coord|43.029|N|17.605|E|display=title|source:dewiki}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = File:Flag of Dubrovnik-Neretva County.png Dubrovnik-Neretva County
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Nikola Krstičević{{Cite web |date=20 May 2023 |title=Nikola Krstičević ponovo načelnik |url=https://kulanorinska.hr/?p=4056 |website=Općina Kula Norinska}}
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| area_total_km2 = 61.6
| area_urban_km2 = 1.0
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| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 1414
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| population_urban = 205
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| postal_code = 20350 Metković
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Kula Norinska is a village and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in southeastern Croatia.
Geography
The municipality is situated on the northern border of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. It borders the City of Ploče, the City of Opuzen, the City of Metković, the Pojezerje Municipality, and the Zažablje Municipality. It borders Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north.{{Cite web |title=Geografski položaj |url=https://kulanorinska.hr/?page_id=1313 |website=Kula Norinska Municipality}}
History
= Kula Norinska Fort =
Kula Norinska (literally: Norin Fort) is a 16th-century fort next to the Neretva, opposite the mouth of the stream Norin, which was built by the Ottomans to defend against Venetian incursions. It's a protected cultural good.{{Cite web |title=Kula Norinska, Kula |url=https://www.min-kulture.hr/default.aspx?id=6212&kdId=376946016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911175209/https://www.min-kulture.hr/default.aspx?id=6212&kdId=376946016 |archive-date=11 September 2019 |website=Republic of Croatia Ministry of Culture}}
Demographics
=Municipality=
In 2021, the municipality consisted of the following 9 settlements:
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- Borovci, population 30
- Desne, population 111
- Krvavac, population 417
- Krvavac II, population 260
- Kula Norinska, population 205
- Matijevići, population 90
- Momići, population 163
- Nova Sela, population 29
- Podrujnica, population 109
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{{Historical population
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|1857|1654
|1869|1976
|1880|2202
|1890|2493
|1900|2891
|1910|3007
|1921|2988
|1931|3093
|1948|3165
|1953|3201
|1961|3097
|1971|2589
|1981|2047
|1991|1866
|2001|1926
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{{Croatian population data graph |censuses=HRV |entered=2022-09-24 |entity=Kula Norinska |p1857=1654 |p1869=1976 |p1880=2202 |p1890=2493 |p1900=2891 |p1910=3007 |p1921=2988 |p1931=3093 |p1948=3165 |p1953=3201 |p1961=3097 |p1971=2589 |p1981=2047 |p1991=1866 |p2001=1926 |p2011=1748 |p2021=1414}}
=Village=
{{Historical population
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|15=1931|16=201|17=1948|18=329|19=1953|20=317|21=1961|22=305|23=1971|24=384|25=1981|26=344|27=1991|28=145|29=2001|30=302|31=2011|32=250{{Cite web|title=1. STANOVNIŠTVO PREMA STAROSTI I SPOLU PO NASELJIMA, POPIS 2011.|url=https://web.dzs.hr/Hrv/censuses/census2011/results/htm/H01_01_01/h01_01_01_zup19_2194.html|url-status=live|website=Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115164359/http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/censuses/census2011/results/htm/H01_01_01/h01_01_01_zup19_2194.html |archive-date=2013-11-15 }}|33=2021|34=209{{Cite book|url=https://www.popis2021.hr/|title=Popis stanovništva, kućanstava i stanova 2021. – prvi rezultati Popisane osobe, kućanstva i stambene jedinice, prvi rezultati popisa 2021. po naseljima|publisher=Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske|year=2022|language=hr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220114131001/https://www.popis2021.hr/|archive-date=14 January 2022|url-status=live}}|source=Census {{Cite web|title=Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija - broj stanovnika po naseljima|url=https://web.dzs.hr/PXWeb/Table.aspx?layout=tableViewLayout1&px_tableid=Tabela4_19.px&px_path=Naselja%20i%20stanovni%c5%a1tvo%20Republike%20Hrvatske__Stanovni%c5%a1tvo__Naselja&px_language=hr&px_db=Naselja%20i%20stanovni%c5%a1tvo%20Republike%20Hrvatske&rxid=fc9d580f-2229-4982-a72c-cdd3e96307d3|access-date=3 January 2022|website=Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Education
File:Osnovna_skola_Kula_Norinska.jpg
The elementary school "Kula Norinska" was founded in 1908, and in 1959 it started functioning as an eight-grade school. Because more space was needed, it was expanded on 1 February 1966.{{Cite book |last=Jurić |first=Ivan |title=Spomendani iz prošlosti Donjeg Poneretavlja |publisher=City of Metković |year=1996 |isbn=953-96865-0-4 |location=Metković |pages=53 |language=hr}}
References
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External links
- [https://kulanorinska.hr/ Municipality website]
{{Settlements in the Kula Norinska municipality}}
{{Dubrovnik-Neretva County}}
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Category:Populated places in Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Category:Municipalities of Croatia
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