Punat
Sign in to savethumb|250px|Punat Punat is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia on the island of Krk. The municipality has a population of 1,900, with 90% Croats (2021). With Stara Baška being the only other settlement in the municipality, the village of Punat itself has a population of 1,784. The town first appears in writings from 1377 AD, but the exact date of its foundation is not known. It is situated on a bay known for the island of Košljun and the Church of St. Dunat.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Punat
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Punat krk.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Croatia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Punat in Croatia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- border|23px Primorje-Gorski Kotar
- Settlement.parts_type
- Settlements
- Settlement.parts
- Punat, Stara Baška
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Daniel Strčić
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 34.0
- Settlement.area_urban_km2
- 20.6
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 1900
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_urban
- 1784
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thumb|250px|Punat Punat is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia on the island of Krk. The municipality has a population of 1,900, with 90% Croats (2021). With Stara Baška being the only other settlement in the municipality, the village of Punat itself has a population of 1,784. The town first appears in writings from 1377 AD, but the exact date of its foundation is not known. It is situated on a bay known for the island of Košljun and the Church of St. Dunat.
==History== During WWII, Punat was home to several sympathizers of the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland, including Filka and Marica Žic, who were sentenced by the Communists to hard labor.