Civljane

In the 9th century, probably during the time of Duke Branimir of Croatia, the Church of Holy Salvation (Crkva sv. Spasa) was built in Cetina, near Vrlika, then called Vrh Rike.^[8] It is the only Croatian early medieval church with almost entirely preserved walls.^[9]

The Serbian Orthodox Church of Holy Salvation on the spring of the Cetina River was built in 1940, founded by Marko Četnik and his wife Jelena. The church was rebuilt in 1974.

As of 2011, there are 188 Serbs, making up 78.7% of the population, and 44 Croats, making up 19.7% of the population, and 7 others.^[10] There are 216 Croatian speakers, and 4 Serbian speakers.^[11]

The average age of residents is 71, making Civljane the oldest municipality in Croatia.^[12]

In 2021, the municipality had 171 residents in the following 2 settlements:^[3]

• Cetina, population 124
• Civljane, population 47

Serbian Language, along with Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, is the second official language in the municipality alongside the Croatian language which is official in the whole country.^{[13][14]: 2} As of 2023, most of the legal requirements for the fulfillment of bilingual standards have not been carried out. There is no Cyrillic signage on official buildings, street signs or seals. Cyrillic is not used on any official documents, nor are there public legal and administrative employees proficient in the script.^{[14]: 133, 134} Preserving traditional Serbian place names and assigning street names to Serbian historical figures is legally mandated, but not carried out.^[14]: 135

The municipality is located in the Dalmatian Hinterland, north of the town of Vrlika and Peruća Lake, on the field near the spring of Cetina River, on altitude of approximately 400 m, just under south base of mountain Dinara. The settlement of Civljane itself covers an area of 17.80 km². Parts of the settlement are hamlets:

• Čitluk
• Dubrava pod Kozjakom
• Kotluša
• Kozjak
• Marjevci pod Kozjakom