Cerovlje
Municipality in Istria, Croatia
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Cerovlje (Italian: Cerreto) is a municipality and village in Istria, Croatia.
Cerovlje
Cerreto d'Istria | |
|---|---|
| Cerovlje Municipality Općina Cerovlje | |
Location of the municipality in Istria | |
 Interactive map of Cerovlje | |
  Cerovlje Location within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′41″N 14°0′36″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Istria |
| Government | |
| • Municipal mayor | Elvis Šterpin (IDS) |
| Area | |
| 105.6 km2 (40.8 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| 1,453 | |
| • Density | 13.76/km2 (35.64/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 197 |
| • Urban density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code[3] | 52000 Pazin |
| Area code | 52 |
| Website | cerovlje |
Description
Many ancient towns and decayed castles (Belaj, Posert, Paz, Gologorica, Gradinje) can be found in its territory. Almost every town or castle in Cerovlje is on top of a hill, where they could see enemies from a further distance. During the Middle Ages (under the reign of the Holy Roman Empire), the people of Cerovlje also built many churches.
Demographics
In 2021, the municipality had 1,453 residents in the following 15 settlements:[2]
- Belaj, population 12
- Borut, population 180
- Cerovlje, population 197
- Ćusi, population 58
- Draguć, population 56
- Gologorica, population 237
- Gologorički Dol, population 64
- Gradinje, population 33
- Grimalda, population 75
- Korelići, population 46
- Novaki Pazinski, population 181
- Oslići, population 55
- Pagubice, population 120
- Paz, population 62
- Previž, population 77
Cerovlje: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 3585 | 3707 | 3954 | 3993 | 4185 | 4378 | 4405 | 4780 | 3834 | 3607 | 3049 | 2485 | 2024 | 1815 | 1745 | 1677 | 1453 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Note:Emerged from the old Pazin municipality. From 1857 until 1971 the population data include part of the data for Pazin. Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications
