Smiljan | |
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Village | |
 Statue of Nikola Tesla at the Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan | |
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  Smiljan Location of Smiljan within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°34′N 15°19′E / 44.567°N 15.317°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Lika-Senj County |
| Municipality | Gospić |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.9 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 392 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 53211 Smiljan |
| Area code | +053 |
Smiljan (pronounced [smîʎan]) is a village in the mountainous region of Lika in Croatia. It is located 6 km (3.7 mi) northwest of Gospić, and fifteen kilometers from the Zagreb-Split highway; its population is 418 (2011).[3] Smiljan is the birthplace of inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla.
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Smiljan". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.