Drežnica, Croatia
Drežnica is a village in Croatia near the town of Ogulin. During the SFR Yugoslavia era, it was known as Partizanska Drežnica due to the village having a Yugoslav Partisan base during the Second World War.
Drežnica | |
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Village | |
Drežnica | |
Coordinates: 45.13629°N 15.09041°E | |
Country | |
County | Karlovac |
Elevation | 465 m (1,526 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 516 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 47313 Drežnica |
Area code(s) | +385 047 |
Population
According to the 2011 census, Drežnica had 516 inhabitants.[1]
Notable people
- NBA player Pete Maravich's paternal grandparents immigrated from Drežnica to the United States.[2]
gollark: Also compact power supplies for phones and such.
gollark: Cheap low power high resolution display panels I guess.
gollark: Also, mobile networks are very high speed now (and have surprisingly good coverage here).
gollark: I mean, if we're listing computer stuff too now, then I can fit Wikipedia onto a £20 fingernail-sized storage chip and read it on a convenient handheld device.
gollark: Computers existing has also resulted in *tons* of stuff becoming more efficient and automated. Also frequently stupid things like IoT.
References
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Drežnica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- Politika (4 January 2018). "Velikan NBA srpskog porekla" (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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