Brinje
Sign in to saveBrinje is a settlement and a municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. It is located about east of Senj and north of Gospić.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Brinje
- Settlement.image_map
- Brinje.PNG
- Settlement.map_caption
- Brinje municipality within Lika-Senj County
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- Croatia
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- Location of Brinje in Croatia
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- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.leader_party
- HDZ
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Zlatko Fumić
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 48.8
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 2471
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- Central European Time
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +1
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
- Settlement.postal_code
- 53260 Brinje
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Climate
- History
- Population
- Culture
- Attractions
- Gravestone of Matijaš Čubranić
- Sports
- Politics
- Minority councils and representatives
- Notable natives and residents
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Brinje is a settlement and a municipality in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. It is located about east of Senj and north of Gospić.
==Geography== The town is formed around a castle called Sokolac, which contains one of the most well preserved Gothic chapels in Croatia, St. Marys, which dates back to the 14th century. The Sokolac Castle in the town is named after the Croatian word for falcon (sokol), which appears on the town's coat of arms.