Sveti Rok

Sveti Rok
Village
A farm near Sveti Rok and Velebit Mountain.
A farm near Sveti Rok and Velebit Mountain.
Sveti Rok is located in Croatia
Sveti Rok
Sveti Rok
Coordinates: 44°21′41″N 15°39′13″E / 44.361368°N 15.653636°E / 44.361368; 15.653636
Country Croatia
County Lika-Senj
MunicipalityLovinac
Area
[1]
 • Total
102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
250
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 Central European Time

Sveti Rok is a village in the Lovinac municipality, in Lika–Senj County, Croatia.

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

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

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850-1864, by Edwin MUELLER, 1961.


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