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Petrčane is a dalmatian village located some 12 kilometres north of the town of Zadar, Croatia.

Petrčane
Village
Dusk from Punta Skala in Petrčane
Petrčane
Coordinates: 44°11′18″N 15°9′56″E
Country Croatia
RegionDalmatia
CountyZadar County
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total601
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Petrčane, historically sometimes referred to as Petrčani, is a 900-year old village with a population of 601 as of 2011. It has a bay surrounded by two peninsulas – Punta Radman and Punta Skala. Today tourism is the main source of income for the local population who rent apartments, rooms and villas. The historical towns Nin and Zadar are a located to the north and south of the village. It was first mentioned in 1070 and had been traditionally an agricultural and fishing settlement.[2] Its inhabitants speak a distinct Croatian dialect.[3]


References


  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Petrčane". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Gržan, Zvonimir (1999). Petrčki Baul. Otokar Krešovani Rijeka.
  3. Bogeljic, Mihaela (2010). "An Empirical Investigation of the Theoretical Approaches to Code Switching: Petrčane as a Case Study". Central European University (MA thesis). Retrieved 2022-06-26. While standard Croatian language, as well as the Zadar variety, in many words place the accent on the first syllable, in Petrčane the accent is often put on the second syllable of the word. In the Petrčane variety, this accent will have a short falling tone, while the other varieties will have a short rising tone.


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