Vrgorac
{{Short description|Town in Split-Dalmatia, Croatia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vrgorac
| official_name = Grad Vrgorac
Town of Vrgorac
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Vrgorac 01.jpg
| image_caption = Tin Ujević Street in Vrgorac
| image_flag = Vrgorac flag 1.jpg
| flag_size =
| image_shield = Vrgorac Coat of arms.jpg
| shield_size =
| image_map = {{infobox mapframe | zoom = 9 }}
| pushpin_map = Croatia
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Vrgorac in Croatia
| pushpin_label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|43.20|N|17.37|E|region:HR|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Croatia}}
| subdivision_type1 = Historical region
| subdivision_name1 = Dalmatian Hinterland
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Split-Dalmatia}}
| leader_party = NLM
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Ante Pranić
| area_footnotes = {{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}
| area_total_km2 = 278.6
| area_urban_km2 = 13.1
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes = {{Croatian Census 2021|S}}
| population_as_of = 2021
| population_total = 5698
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 2132
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_note =
| timezone = CET
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset = +1
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 21276
| area_code = 021
| blank_name = Climate
| blank_info = Cfa
| website = {{URL|vrgorac.hr}}
}}
Vrgorac ({{IPA|hr|ʋř̩ɡorats|pron}}) is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.
Climate
Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was {{convert|41.0|C|F}}, on 4 August 2017.{{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|-15.0|C|F}}, on 7 January 2017.{{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}}
Demographics
The total population of Vrgorac is 6,572 (census 2011), in the following settlements:{{Croatian Census 2011|S|17|5118}}
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- Banja, population 202
- Dragljane, population 52
- Draževitići, population 203
- Duge Njive, population 105
- Dusina, population 494
- Kljenak, population 86
- Kokorići, population 161
- Kotezi, population 278
- Kozica, population 56
- Mijaca, population 95
- Orah, population 268
- Podprolog, population 355
- Poljica Kozička, population 172
- Prapatnice, population 179
- Rašćane, population 130
- Ravča, population 154
- Stilja, population 320
- Umčani, population 227
- Veliki Prolog, population 499
- Vina, population 134
- Višnjica, population 14
- Vlaka, population 41
- Vrgorac, population 2,039
- Zavojane, population 308
{{div col end}}
In the 2011 census, 99% of the population were Croats.{{Croatian Census 2011|E|17}}
{{Croatian population data graph |popisi=HRV |upisano=2022-06-04 |područje=Town of Vrgorac |p1857=7618 |p1869=7865 |p1880=8701 |p1890=10251 |p1900=11910 |p1910=12859 |p1921=12838 |p1931=12756 |p1948=11621 |p1953=11612 |p1961=11246 |p1971=9927 |p1981=8228 |p1991=7497 |p2001=7593 |p2011=6572 |p2021=5698}}
Prehistory
In the area Veliki Vanik two early or middle Bronze Age individuals were found, probably Proto-Illyrians, one was genetically determined as haplogroup J2b2a1.{{Cite web|url=https://j2-m172.info/links/scientific-papers/|title=Scientific Papers – J2-M172|website=j2-m172.info|publisher=J2 Research Team: Rottensteiner et|language=en-US|access-date=2017-06-29}}{{Cite book|url=http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/111590|title=Palaeodemographic and palaeopathological characteristics of individuals buried in three Bronze Age sites from southern Croatia|last=Novak|first=M.|last2=Vyroubal|first2=V.|last3=Bedić|first3=Ž.|publisher=Department of Archaeology, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia|year=2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/suppl/2017/05/09/135616.DC1/135616-1.pdf|title=The Genomic History of Southeastern Europe}}
Notable people
- Tin Ujević (1891–1955), poet
- Stipe Božić (born 1951), mountaineer, filmmaker, photographer; second European to climb Mt. Everest twice.
- Nikola Vujčić (born 1978), basketball player and team manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Bonaventura Radonić (1888-1945), Franciscan, philosopher, professor
References
{{Reflist}}
- [http://vrgorac.blog.hr/ Vrgorska krajina]
External links
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{{Split-Dalmatia}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Croatia
Category:Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County
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