Hrvace is a village and a municipality in

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

in the

Split-Dalmatia County Split-Dalmatia County ( ) is a central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242 (2011). The land area is 4.540 km2, the total area is 14.106,40 km2. Split-Dalmati ...

Demographics

In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 3,617, in the following settlements: *

Dabar Dabar may refer to: Places * Dabar (river), a river in the Bosanska Krajina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Dabar (Herzegovina), an administrative unit of the medieval principality of Zachlumia, in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina * Eparchy o ...

, population 22 * Donji Bitelić, population 317 * Gornji Bitelić, population 192 * Hrvace, population 1,566 * Laktac, population 2 *

Maljkovo Maljkovo is a settlement in the Hrvace municipality in Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwe ...

, population 76 * Potravlje, population 651 * Rumin, population 190 * Satrić, population 456 * Vučipolje, population 107 * Zasiok, population 38 In the same census, 98% were

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

Geography

The village sits on the D1 road between

Sinj Sinj () is a List of cities and towns in Croatia, town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. As of the 2021 Croatian census, 2021 census, the population was 23,500 people, of which 10,800 inhabited its urban core. Sinj is k ...

and

Vrlika Vrlika is a small town in inland Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The closest large towns are Sinj, Knin, and Drniš. Vrlika was given the status of town in 1997. Vrlika is an underdeveloped municipality which is statistically classified as the Ar ...

on the edge of the small karst field and under Svilaja mountain. The municipality has a lot of natural sites such as the

Peruća Lake Lake Peruća or Peruča ( or ') is the second largest artificial lake in Croatia, after Lake Dubrava. It is located in the Split-Dalmatia County. Location Located in inland Dalmatia, south of the spring (hydrosphere), source of the River Cetina, n ...

, Miloš Lake, Orlove Stine (Eagle's Cliffs) and the

Cetina The Cetina () is a river in southern Croatia. It has a length of and its basin covers an area of . From its source, Cetina descends from an elevation of above sea level to the Adriatic Sea. It is the most water-rich river in Dalmatia.Naklada Nap ...

river.

History

The name Hrvace comes from the verb "Hrvati" (Croats). The time of the village's first inhabitants is unknown. Hrvace area was a battleground during the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence) and (rarely) "War in Krajina" ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Рат у Крајини, Rat u Krajini) are used. was an armed conflict fought in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between Croats, Croat forces loyal to the Governmen ...

in 1991 and 1992. Every village of the municipality took heavy Serb damage, forcing the large part of the population to move out. The most notable battle includes the one for Peruća dam, where the Serbian Army's goal was mining it, eventually flooding the large part of the Sinj karst field and field-side villages and towns. In 1993, Croatian Army took back the dam, threw out the Serbian Army and prevented heavy damage.

Economy

The food (meat) industry, stone excavation industry and the Peruća power plant are the major economical activities in the municipality.

Sports

NK Hrvace NK Hrvace is a Croatian football (soccer), football club based in the town of Hrvace. They currently compete in Second Football League (Croatia), Druga NL, Croatia's third level, which league the club won in 2024/25 season and qualified for play ...

, Third Division South, 3.HNL South champions in 2007/08 Paragliding klub Hrvace

Education

Osnovna škola Dinka Šimunovića (Dinko Šimunović elementary school)

References

Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County Municipalities of Croatia {{SplitDalmatia-geo-stub