Polje (Krk)

Polje
Village
Polje is located in Krk
Polje
Polje
Location within Krk
Polje is located in Croatia
Polje
Polje
Location within Croatia
Coordinates: 45°08′05″N 14°38′34″E / 45.134722°N 14.642778°E / 45.134722; 14.642778
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
MunicipalityDobrinj
Area
 • Total
5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
285
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Polje (Croatian pronunciation: [pôʎe]) is a village located on the northeast of the island Krk. It is part of the municipality of Dobrinj. As of 2021, it had 285 inhabitants.[2]

Religion

Its Catholic chaplaincy was made independent in 1903, and its chapel was built 1879. In 1939, its parish had 1103 souls, plus 30 outside the country.[3]

List of chaplains of Polje:

  • Aleksandar Uravić (b. Dobrinj 1876-02-26, primiz Krk 1903-03-02)[4]

Governance

Local

It is the seat of the Local Committee of Polje, encompassing itself and Žestilac.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ Draganović 1939, p. 240
  4. ↑ Draganović 1939, p. 240
  5. ↑ DGU (2025). "Mjesna samouprava". Geoportal.dgu.hr (in Serbo-Croatian).

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