Kraljevica

Kraljevica
Grad Kraljevica
Town of Kraljevica
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Location of Kraljevica in Croatia
Kraljevica is located in Croatia
Kraljevica
Kraljevica
Coordinates: 45°12′52″N 14°35′51″E / 45.21444°N 14.59750°E / 45.21444; 14.59750
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Government
 • MayorDalibor Čandrlić (HDZ)
 • City Council
13 members[1]
Area
 • Town
17.6 km2 (6.8 sq mi)
 • Urban
5.6 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Town
4,066
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,415
 • Urban density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitekraljevica.hr

Kraljevica (known as Porto Re in Italian and literally translated as "King's cove" in English) is a town in the Kvarner region of Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilometers from Opatija and near the entrance to the bridge to the island of Krk. The population of the settlement of Kraljevica itself is 2,857 with a total of 4,618 in the area of the town of Kraljevica, which is part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, and includes Šmrika.[4] The town is known for its shipyard which has built a number of ships for the Croatian navy.

  1. ^ "Konačni rezultati izbora" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Kraljevica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.