Malinska-Dubašnica

Malinska-Dubašnica is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county on the island Krk of in western Croatia. Its centre is Malinska. There were 3,212 inhabitants, of whom 90% were ethnic Croats at the 2021 census.^[3] It was established as a municipality in 1993.^[4][5]

Malinska-Dubašnica
Municipality
Malinska-Dubašnica Municipality Općina Malinska-Dubašnica
Malinska
Malinska-Dubašnica Location of Malinska-Dubašnica in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°07′13″N 14°31′37″E
Country	Croatia
County	Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Government
• Mayor	Robert Anton Kraljić (HNS),[1]
• City Council	13 members[2]   HNS-SDP-PGS-HSU (8) _   HDZ-HDS (3) _   HSP (1) _   HSS (1)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,212
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	51511
Area code	051
Vehicle registration	RI
Website	www.malinska.hr

The municipal government is located in the town hall. Built in 1920, it is the former hotel Jadran.^[6]

The name of the municipality comes from the former village of Dubašnica. It had been the seat of the municipality grouping the villages of modern Malinska-Dubašnica for centuries before its disappearance by a malaria epidemic in the 18th century. Today, Dubašnica can also refer to a region that covers the same villages and territory as Malinska-Dubašnica.^[7] The name is derived from "Dub", an old Slavic word for oak. ^[8] Oak forests made the island attractive for ship builders, dating to Liburnian times.^[9]

Malinska harbor was used as a port due to its protection from bura wind as well as its depth. ^[10]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1857	1,704	—
1869	1,873	+9.9%
1880	2,000	+6.8%
1890	2,093	+4.6%
1900	2,120	+1.3%
1910	2,134	+0.7%
1921	2,003	−6.1%
1931	1,981	−1.1%
1948	1,807	−8.8%
1953	1,755	−2.9%
1961	1,589	−9.5%
1971	1,502	−5.5%
1981	1,688	+12.4%
1991	2,161	+28.0%
2001	2,726	+26.1%
2011	3,134	+15.0%
2021	3,212	+2.5%
Source: Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857–2021, DZS

The following settlements are located within the municipality, listed here with their respective population.^[3]

• Malinska - 816
• Barušići - 33
• Bogovići - 348
• Kremenići - 96
• Ljutići - 8
• Maršići - 17
• Milčetići - 251
• Milovčići - 166
• Oštrobradić - 96
• Porat - 181
• Radići - 207
• Sabljići - 31
• Sršići - 0
• Strilčići - 2
• Sveti Anton - 162
• Sveti Ivan - 89
• Sveti Vid Miholjice - 292
• Turčić - 17
• Vantačići - 186
• Zidarići - 142
• Žgombići - 72

Partner communities

• Güttenbach (Croatian: Pinkovac)

Notable residents

• Branko Fučić^[11]

References

1. "Načelnik - Općina Malinska Dubašnica".
2. "Konačni rezultati izbora" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 Jun 2017.
3. "Results" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
4. "O općini - Općina Malinska Dubašnica".
5. "25 godina od osnutka Općine - Općina Malinska Dubašnica".
6. "O općini - Općina Malinska Dubašnica".
7. "Dubašnica". Croatian Encyclopedia, online edition (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
8. "DUBOak Exhibition".
9. "The Island of Krk".
10. "DubOak".
11. "HAZU • Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti - Osobne stranice članova - Branko Fučić - Biografija". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-09-23.

External links

• Official site of the municipality Malinska
• Malinska tourist board
• Malinska website