Krvavac

Krvavac is a village in the Kula Norinska municipality.

Krvavac
Village
Krvavac Location of Krvavac in Croatia
Coordinates: 43°01′41″N 17°35′10″E
Country	Croatia
County	Dubrovnik–Neretva
Municipality	Kula Norinska
Area [1]
• Total	6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	417
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1880	473	—
1890	537	+13.5%
1900	636	+18.4%
1910	442	−30.5%
1921	795	+79.9%
1931	916	+15.2%
1948	744	−18.8%
1953	743	−0.1%
1961	739	−0.5%
1971	700	−5.3%
1981	589	−15.9%
1991	508	−13.8%
2001	613	+20.7%
2011	577[3]	−5.9%
2021	428[4]	−25.8%
Source: Census[5]

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Architecture and parish

The former parish church, now a morgue

The grave of pastor Radovan Jerković

The parish was created by the Yugoslav Ministry of Religion on 5 August 1921, by dividing the parish Desne-Bagalovići.^[7][8]

Parish church of Our Lady of Carmel Bagalović

The 20.7x8 metre church was built in Bagalović in 1865 in place of the older chapel built in 1790. It was financed by the pastors and the government in Zadar. It was built with improperly cut stone. During the time of pastor Mirko Bašićin 1926, a belfry with three bells was built. It was renovated in 1991 when Stjepan Barišić was pastor.^[9]

Church of Saint Martin of Porers

The 10x6.15 meter church is located in the place of the former church tavern. When Barišić was pastor in 1997, a belfry was constructed, and the roof renovated.^[9]

Church of Our Lady of Carmel

Church of Saint Martin

Education

A volksschule was opened on 7 October 1922, as the 20th school in the then Metković kotar(district). The first teacher was Urica Batinović from Opuzen.^[10]

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. "1. STANOVNIŠTVO PREMA STAROSTI I SPOLU PO NASELJIMA, POPIS 2011". Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske. Archived from the original on 2013-11-15.
4. Popis stanovništva, kućanstava i stanova 2021. – prvi rezultati Popisane osobe, kućanstva i stambene jedinice, prvi rezultati popisa 2021. po naseljima (in Croatian). Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske. 2022. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022.
5. "Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija - broj stanovnika po naseljima". Državni zavod za statistiku Republike Hrvatske. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
6. In 1857 and 1869, the count went to Desne, as well as a part in 1921 and 1931. In 1981 the former settlements Bagalovići and Vrh Desne were incorporated into Krvavac, while Krvavac II was separated.
7. "Osnivanje samostalne župe". Parish of Our Lady of Carmel Bagalović.
8. "O Župi". Parish of Our Lady of Carmel Bagalović.
9. "Župa Gospe od Karmela - Bagalović". Split-Makarska Archbishopric.
10. Jurić, Ivan (1996). Spomendani iz prošlosti Donjeg Poneretavlja. Metković: Poglavarstvo Grada Metkovića. p. 342. ISBN 953-96865-0-4.

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