Petrčane
Sign in to savePetrčane is a resort village located some 12 kilometres north of the town of Zadar, Croatia.
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- Settlement.official_name
- Petrčane
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Dusk from Punta Skala in Petrčane.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Dusk from Punta Skala in Petrčane
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Croatia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Dalmatia
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Zadar County
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 10.6
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 572
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
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- Population
- 572
- Area
- 10.6
- Image
- Dusk from Punta Skala in Petrčane.jpg
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- Petrčane
- postal code
- 23231
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Petrčane is a resort village located some 12 kilometres north of the town of Zadar, Croatia.
Petrčane, historically sometimes referred to as Petrčani, is a 900-year old village with a population of 601 as of 2011. It has a bay surrounded by two peninsulas – Punta Radman and Punta Skala. Today tourism is the main source of income for the local population who rent apartments, rooms and villas. The historical towns Nin and Zadar are a located to the north and south of the village. It was first mentioned in 1070 and had been traditionally an agricultural and fishing settlement. Its inhabitants speak a distinct Croatian dialect.
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