Kraj, Split-Dalmatia County
Kraj | |
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 Interactive map of Kraj | |
  Kraj | |
| Coordinates: 43°38′17″N 16°34′55″E / 43.638°N 16.582°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Split-Dalmatia |
| Municipality | Dicmo |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 689 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code[3] | 21232 Dicmo |
| Area code | +385 (0)21 |
Kraj is a settlement in the Municipality of Dicmo, Croatia, and its administrative center.[4] In 2021, its population was 689.[2] 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.[5] The old parish church is located at the cemetery and was built sometime before 1709.[5]
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.[6]
Demographics
Kraj: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 156 | 408 | 367 | 444 | 489 | 244 | 480 | 598 | 234 | 242 | 290 | 323 | 363 | 426 | 442 | 514 | 689 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
References
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
- ^ "Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2023-06-07.
- ^ a b "Župna crkva svetog Jakova i Ane". Staza Gospi Sinjskoj. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
- ^ "Rera se nakon 62 godine vratila u Dicmo". Portal ferata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-05-06.