Lokve, Croatia
Lokve | |
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Municipality | |
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  Lokve Location of Lokve within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°21′29″N 14°44′53″E / 45.35806°N 14.74806°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toni Štimac |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 42.0 km2 (16.2 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 850 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 464 |
| • Urban density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51 316 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | lokve |
Lokve (Italian: Loque) is a Croatian municipality of Primorje–Gorski Kotar County. With an area of 42 km2, it has a population of 850.
The municipality is located in the mountainous region of Gorski kotar. The Lokvarsko Lake (Lokvarsko jezero) is located between the settlements of Homer and Mrzla Vodica.
Climate
[edit]Between 1960 and 2016, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was 33.3 °C (91.9 °F), on 27 July 1983.[3] The coldest temperature was −26.0 °C (−14.8 °F), on 8 January 1985.[4]
Demographics
[edit]The settlements in the municipality are:[2]
- Homer, population
225 - Lazac Lokvarski, population
18 - Lokve, population 464
- Mrzla Vodica, population 14
- Sleme, population 88
- Sopač, population 27
- Zelin Mrzlovodički, population 14
History
[edit]In the morning of 13 April 1941, the bus carrying Ante Pavelić stopped in Lokve together with a throng of Ustaša followers. He went to the post office in Lokve for a telephone call to Zagreb.[5]: 347
Culture
[edit]Since 1974, Lokve hosts the festival Žabarska noć.[6]
Sports
[edit]The 1st Underwater Orienteering World Championships was held in Lokve in 1973.[7]
Cycling
[edit]Beginning in 2013,[8] the 7 stage 260 kilometres (160 mi) long Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar (Croatian: Goranska biciklistička transverzala) passes through Lokve.[9]
The "Gorski Kotar Bike Tour", held annually since 2012,[10] sometimes goes through Lokve, such as in the first leg for 2022.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ DHMZ (2022-07-19). "Najviše izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
- ^ DHMZ (2022-01-21). "Najniže izmjerene temperature zraka u Hrvatskoj za razdoblje od kada postoje mjerenja". Državni hidrometeorološki zavod.
- ^ Škiljan, Filip (2011-12-01). "Teror ustaškog režima nad srpskim stanovništvom na području kotareva Vrbovsko, Delnice i Ogulin u proljeće i ljeto 1941. godine" [Terror of the Ustasha Regime against the Serbian Population in the Territory of the Vrbovsko, Delnice and Ogulin Districts in the Spring and Summer 1941]. Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu: Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskoga fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu (in Croatian). 43 (1): 343–372. eISSN 1849-0344.
- ^ Mihelčić, Danijela (2024-05-02). "Velika i mala Žabarska ovog vikenda u Lokvama garantira dobru zabavu i na žabodromu i na plesnom podiju". Novi list. ISSN 0350-4301. Archived from the original on 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Izložba povodom 40. Obljetnice 1. Svjetskog prvenstva u podvodnoj orijentaciji održanog u Lokvama 1973.godine – Općina Lokve".
- ^ Krmpotić, Marinko (2013-11-21). "Gorski kotar Bike: Goranska biciklistička transverzala duga 260 km". Novi list. ISSN 0350-4301. Archived from the original on 2025-03-28.
- ^ n.s. (2020). "Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar stages". Gorski kotar Bike.
- ^ Kušić, Tatjana (2018). "Izvještaj o radu Turističke zajednice Grada Vrbovskog za razdoblje siječanj - prosinac 2018" (PDF). Visit Vrbovsko. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-10-26.
- ^ Promotiv Travel (2022). "Gorski kotar Bike Tour 2022". Promotiv. Archived from the original on 2023-02-01.
Further reading
[edit]- Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Ličko polje". Hrvatska enciklopedija (online ed.). Archived from the original on 2023-12-28.
Folklore
[edit]- Krmpotić, Marinko (2009). "Lokvarske vile i vilenjaci". Sušačka revija: Glasilo za kulturu i društvena zbivanja. 17 (66–67): 81–83. ISSN 1330-1306. Archived from the original on 2024-04-01.
History
[edit]- n.s. (1984). Goranska kiparska radionica Lokve: Gorski Kotar - Hrvatska - Jugoslavija. Online publication 2009-09-21.
Speleology
[edit]- n.s. (1984). Spilja Lokvarka. Online publication 2009-09-21.
Tourism
[edit]- Hirc, Dragutin (1898) [written 1898-02-08]. "Lokve". Gorski kotar: slike, opisi i putopisi. Illustrated by Václav Lev Anderle. Zagreb: 🖶 Lavoslav Hartman (Kugli i Deutsch). pp. 24–29. Republished as Hirc, Dragutin (1993) [written 1898-02-08]. "Lokve". Gorski kotar: slike, opisi i putopisi. Illustrated by Václav Lev Anderle. Rijeka: 🖶 Tiskara Rijeka. pp. 24–29. ISBN 953-158-004-9.
External links
[edit]- Touristic site of Lokve
- Coat of arms of Lokve (on hr.wp)
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