Mošćenička Draga

Mošćenička Draga (Italian: Draga di Moschiena) is municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is situated southwest of Opatija under Mt. Učka. The settlement of Mošćenička Draga developed as a fishing port of the town of Mošćenice, and was first mentioned in 1436. ^[4]

Mošćenička Draga
Municipality
Mošćenička Draga Municipality Općina Mošćenička Draga
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Mošćenička Draga Location of Mošćenička Draga in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°14′N 14°15′E
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Government
• Mayor	Rikardo Staraj (PGS)
• City Council	11 members[1]   PGS-SDP-IDS-HSU (5) _   HDZ (3) _   HSS (3)
Area [2]
• Municipality	46.7 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
• Urban	1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Municipality	1,288
• Density	28/km2 (71/sq mi)
• Urban	452
• Urban density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code	051
Website	moscenicka-draga.hr

The centre of the municipality is the former fishing village of Mošćenička Draga which is today a tourist resort with two beaches, small marina and walking paths. Above Mošćenička Draga there is the hilltop town of Mošćenice.

Population

In the 2011 census, it had a total of 1,535 inhabitants, 90.7% of which were Croats.^[5] The municipality consisted of the following settlements:^[6]

• Brseč, population 129
• Golovik, population 84
• Grabrova, population 10
• Kalac, population 32
• Kraj, population 98
• Mala Učka, no population
• Martina, population 50
• Mošćenice, population 301
• Mošćenička Draga, population 585
• Obrš, population 14
• Sučići, population 45
• Sveta Jelena, population 93
• Sveti Anton, population 8
• Zagore, population 86

Gallery

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  Port
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  "Marina" Hotel
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  Beach

References

1. "Konačni rezultati" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 29 May 2017.
2. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
4. "Mošćenička Draga | Turistička zajednica". www.tz-moscenicka.hr. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
5. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Primorje-Gorski kotar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
6. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: County of Primorje-Gorski kotar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Tourist community