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Cerovlje (Italian: Cerreto) is a village and a municipality in Istria, Croatia.

Cerovlje
Municipality
Cerovlje Municipality Općina Cerovlje
Cerovlje Location of Cerovlje in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°16′41″N 14°0′36″E
Country	Croatia
County	Istria
Area
• Total	105 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,677
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	52402
Area code(s)	52
Website	www.cerovlje.hr

Description

Many ancient towns and decayed castles (Belaj, Posert, Paz, Gologorica, Gradinje) can be found in its territory. Almost every town or castle in Cerovlje is on top of a hill, from where they could see enemies from a farther distance. During the Middle Ages (under the reign of the Holy Roman Empire), the people of Cerovlje also built many churches.

Demographics

The total population of Cerovlje is 1,667 (census 2011).[1]

The census of 2011 had recorded the following settlements:[1]

• Belaj, population 16
• Borut, population 213
• Cerovlje, population 241
• Ćusi, population 58
• Draguć, population 68
• Gologorica, population 269
• Gologorički Dol, population 80
• Gradinje, population 43
• Grimalda, population 75
• Korelići, population 53
• Novaki Pazinski, population 200
• Oslići, population 79
• Pagubice, population 127
• Paz, population 72
• Previž, population 83

Municipal population

Population number according to the census[2]
1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
3.585	3.707	3.954	3.993	4.185	4.378	4.405	4.780	3.834	3.607	3.049	2.485	2.024	1.815	1.745	1.677

Note: Emerged from old Pazin municipality. From 1857 until 1971 includes part of the data of Pazin.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cerovlje.

• "Cerovlje". Istra County Tourist Association. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

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