Dragove (''San Leonardo, Porto Dragon, Villa Dragova'' in
Italian
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) is a village in the north-eastern part of the island of
Dugi Otok
Dugi Otok (; Croatian for "Long Island", it, Isola Lunga) is the seventh largest island in the Adriatic Sea, part of Croatia. It is located off the Dalmatian coast, west of Zadar. It is the largest and westernmost of the Zadarian Islands, and d ...
(Long Island) in
Zadar County
Zadar County ( hr, Zadarska županija ) is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its seat is the city of Zadar.
Geography
Among the largest towns in the county of Zadar are: Zadar, Benkovac, Bibinje, ...
,
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. Dragove is located on the regional road running along the entire island. The population is 35 (census 2011).
The surroundings were populated as early as antique times (
Roman
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remains below the hill of
Dumbovica), while the first Croatian settlement was mentioned in the sources already in the 14th century. Later, many Croats settled in Dragove fleeing the
Turkish invasions of
Bosnia
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. The Drago family from Zadar had its estates here, purchased in the 15th century by another Zadar family, the Salomonis. The parish church of St. Leonardo was built in the 12th and 13th century. The small church of
Our Lady of Dumbovica, mentioned in the 15th century, is on a beautiful location, with a nice view on the surroundings. During the 1950s Dragove's population reached about 500 people.
References
Populated places in Zadar County
Dugi Otok
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