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
Village
Drežnica
Coordinates: 45.13629°N 15.09041°E / 45.13629; 15.09041
Country Croatia
CountyKarlovac
Elevation
465 m (1,526 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total516
Time zoneUTC+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

  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Drežnica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Politika (4 January 2018). "Velikan NBA srpskog porekla" (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 June 2020.


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