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Smiljan
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settlement in the Town of Gospić, Lika-Senj County, Croatia
Key facts
- Country
- Croatia
- County
- Lika-Senj County
- Municipality
- Gospić
- Total
- 19.9 km (7.7 sq mi)
- Density
- 19.7/km (51.0/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+2 ( CEST )
- Postal code
- 53211 Smiljan
- Area code
- +053
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- settlement in Croatia
- Country
- Austrian Empire
- Population
- 392
- Area
- 19.9
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Nikola Tesla Smiljan 04.jpg
- Dialing code
- 053
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- Commons category
- Smiljan
- postal code
- 53211
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Encyclopedic overview
Smiljan ( pronounced [smîʎan]) is a village in the mountainous region of Lika in Croatia. It is located 6 km (3.7 mi) northwest of Gospić, and fifteen kilometers from the Zagreb-Split highway; its population is 418 (2011). Smiljan is best known for being the birthplace of inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla.
Geography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Smiljan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.