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Rab (Italian: Arbe Latin: Arba) is a town (grad) on the island of Rab in Croatia. According to the 2011 census the total population of the town was 8,065, whereas only 437 lived in the titular settlement (naselje). Rab, the settlement, is located on a small peninsula on the southwestern side of the island.

Rab
Town
Historic town center of Rab
Rab
Location of Rab within Croatia
Coordinates: 44°45′22″N 14°45′40″E
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
IslandRab
Government
  MayorNikola Grgurić (HDZ)
  City Council
15 members
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Town8,065
  Urban
437
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51 280
Area code(s)051
Websitewww.rab.hr

The town has a long history that dates back to 360 BC when it was inhabited by the Illyrians. The island was the frontier between the regions of Liburnia and Dalmatia. From the third century BC to the sixth century AD Rab was part of the Roman Empire, and Emperor Augustus proclaimed it a municipium in 10 BC. It was the first town of Roman Dalmatia to be given the honorary title "felix".

The worst disaster in the town's history was an outbreak of the plague in 1456 that decimated the city's population.

There are many churches in the town. The largest is St. Mary the Blessed, which was built in the 13th century. The church of St. Justine is now a museum of sacred arts, while the chapel of St. Christopher (dedicated to the patron saint of the island) is nowadays called the Lapidarium. The four church bell towers became the symbol of the town and island. The oldest dates back to the eleventh century.

Saint Marinus, the Christian founder of San Marino, was a native of Rab who is said to have fled the island under Diocletian's persecution in AD 301.


Population


Town of Rab: Population trends 1857–2021
population
3589
3952
4279
4525
4465
5099
5099
6352
7230
7757
7849
8041
8496
9205
9480
8065
7168
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications



References


  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Rab". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.



Attribution



На других языках


- [en] Rab (town)

[ru] Раб (город)

Раб (хорв. Rab) — город в Хорватии, древнейшее поселение одноимённого острова. Население — 554 человека (2001). Раб, несмотря на статус города, не является крупнейшим населённым пунктом острова и уступает по численности населения ряду посёлков. Город расположен на длинной и узкой косе в центральной части острова на юго-западном побережье.



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