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Sveti Rok 
Summary
Sveti Rok is a village in the Lovinac municipality, in Lika–Senj County, Croatia.
Sveti Rok | |
|---|---|
 A farm near Sveti Rok and Velebit Mountain. | |
  Sveti Rok | |
| Coordinates: 44°21′41″N 15°39′13″E / 44.361368°N 15.653636°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Lika-Senj |
| Municipality | Lovinac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 250 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 Central European Time |
Today it is best known as the eponym of the Sveti Rok Tunnel, whose northern entrance is south of the village.
In the 2011 census, Sveti Rok had a population of 292, and the majority were Croats.
History edit
Until 1918, Sveti Rok (named Sanct Roch before 1850) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia after the compromise of 1867), in the Croatian Military Frontier, Likaner Regiment N°I.[3] The village named after Saint Roch.
Notable people edit
- Mile Budak, Ustaše ideologist
References edit
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.