Draganić, Karlovac County

Draganić
Draganić is located in Croatia
Draganić
Draganić
Coordinates: 45°36′N 15°36′E / 45.600°N 15.600°E / 45.600; 15.600
Country Croatia
CountyKarlovac
Area
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 • Total72.5 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total2,541
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitedraganic.hr
Image of Draganić municipality within the Karlovac County

Draganić is municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia.

In the 2011 census, it consisted of a single settlement with a total population of 2,741.[3] The municipality consists of the villages of Lug, Goljak, Mrzljaki, Jazvaci, Darići, Budrovci, Bencetici, Barkovići, Draganići, Lazina, Franetici, Vrbanci, and Vrh.[4]

In the same census, 96% of the population were Croats.[5]

Draganić is the birthplace of Ivan Biličić and Marija Barković, paternal grandparents of Bill Belichick, an American football head coach.[6][7] Belichick is considered by many to be the greatest coach of all time and he holds several coaching records, including the most playoff wins, the most Super Bowl appearances and the most Super Bowl wins.

References

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  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. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Draganić". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.dzs.hr/hrv/pxweb2003/Dialog/Footnote.asp?File=Tabela5_04.px&path=../Database/Naselja%20i%20stanovnistvo%20Republike%20Hrvatske/5%20Stanovnistvo%20bivsa%20naselja/&ti=Karlova%E8ka+%9Eupanija-+broj+stanovnika+po+biv%9Aim+naseljima++++&lang=10&ansi=1[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Karlovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  6. ^ "Bill Belichick: Djed iz Draganića uvijek mi je pričao o Hrvatskoj" [My grandfather from Draganić always told me about Croatia] (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. February 22, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Mihovilović, Maroje (January 29, 2008). "Hrvatska obitelj na vrhu NFL-a" [Croatian family at the top of the NFL]. Nacional (in Croatian). No. 637. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
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