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
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