Čabar

Čabar is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. There are 3,770 inhabitants (census 2011), in the following settlements:^[3]

• Bazli, population 5
• Brinjeva Draga, population 5
• Crni Lazi, population 117
• Čabar, population 412
• Donji Žagari, population 8
• Fažonci, population 0
• Ferbežari, population 32
• Gerovo, population 689
• Gerovski Kraj, population 95
• Gorači, population 99
• Gornji Žagari, population 83
• Hrib, population 109
• Kamenski Hrib, population 6
• Kozji Vrh, population 60
• Kraljev Vrh, population 14
• Kranjci, population 4
• Lautari, population 16
• Lazi, population 55
• Makov Hrib, population 103
• Mali Lug, population 79
• Mandli, population 39
• Okrivje, population 2
• Parg, population 87
• Plešce, population 140
• Podstene, population 17
• Požarnica, population 1
• Prezid, population 740
• Prhci, population 12
• Prhutova Draga, population 3
• Pršleti, population 0
• Ravnice, population 39
• Selo, population 41
• Smrečje, population 71
• Smrekari, population 9
• Sokoli, population 10
• Srednja Draga, population 43
• Tropeti, population 12
• Tršće, population 342
• Vode, population 35
• Vrhovci, population 110
• Zamost, population 26

Čabar
Town
Grad Čabar Town of Čabar
Čabar town center
Čabar Location of Čabar in Croatia
Coordinates: 45.596°N 14.647°E / 45.596; 14.647
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Government
• Mayor	Antonio Dražović (Human Shield )
Area [1]
• Town	279.9 km2 (108.1 sq mi)
• Urban	0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Town	3,226
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
• Urban	325
• Urban density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	51306
Area code	051
Vehicle registration	DE
Website	cabar.hr

In the same census, 94.6% of the population were Croats, 2.3% Slovenes and 1.1% Serbs.^[4]

Town of Čabar: Population trends 1857–2021

population	7235	7313	5971	6697	6770	7467	6620	7595	6041	6360	6702	6083	5465	5169	4387	3770	3226
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

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Name

Čabar is known as Čeber in the local dialect. The name is believed to derive from the Illyrian word ziaber 'clearing'.^[5]

History

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Čabar was a district capital in the Modruš-Rijeka County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Croatia

Čabar is twinned with:

• Pula, Croatia (since 1974)

Gallery

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  Čabar from above

References

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: Čabar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
4. "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.
5. Brigita Gregorčič (2008). "Porečje Čabranke". In Kladnik, Drago (ed.). Zamejska Hrvaška. Ljubljana: Ljubljansko geografsko društvo, Založba ZRC. p. 106. ISBN 978-961-254-066-1.

External links

• City of Čabar Municipality web Portal