Jelenje is a village and municipality in the
Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
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in western
Croatia
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. As of 2021, the municipality had a population of 5,096 with 94.6%
Croats
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. The village itself had an urban population of 395.
History
After the
Lujzijana was built, the ''Družtvo lujzinske ceste'' constructed a building in Jelenje together with
stable
A stable is a building in which working animals are kept, especially horses or oxen. The building is usually divided into stalls, and may include storage for equipment and feed.
Styles
There are many different types of stables in use tod ...
s and two
cistern
A cistern (; , ; ) is a waterproof receptacle for holding liquids, usually water. Cisterns are often built to catch and store rainwater. To prevent leakage, the interior of the cistern is often lined with hydraulic plaster.
Cisterns are disti ...
s. In 1874, the society would sell all its assets along the road, including those in Jelenje.
A 22 December 1939 decision as part of
agrarian reforms by
Ban Šubašić to confiscate the forest property in Jelenje and surroundings of the
Thurn and Taxis
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family,
Kálmán Ghyczy and Nikola Petrović resulted in a legal dispute known as the
Thurn and Taxis Affair, in part because of the relative status of the family and in part because of the proximity to the Italian border.
Demographics
In 1895, the ''obćina'' of Jelenje (court at Jelenje), with an area of , belonged to the ''kotar'' of
Sušak (
Bakar court and
electoral district
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) in the ''županija'' of
Modruš-Rieka (
Ogulin court and financial board). There were 697 houses, with a population of 3208. Its 13 villages and 8 hamlets were divided for taxation purposes into 3 ''porezne obćine'', under the Bakar office.
In the 2011 census, the municipality consisted of the following
settlements:
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Baštijani, population 18
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Brnelići, population 85
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Drastin, population 17
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Dražice, population 2,093
* Jelenje, population 425
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Kukuljani, population 87
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Lopača
Lopača is a settlement in the Municipality of Jelenje in Croatia
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, population 87
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Lubarska, population 114
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Lukeži, population 193
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Martinovo Selo, population 117
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Milaši, population 76
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Podhum, population 1,446
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Podkilavac, population 332
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Ratulje, population 114
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Trnovica, population 47
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Valići, population 1
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Zoretići, population 92
Nature
''
Zygaena loti'' has been recorded in Jelenje.
References
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Biology
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History
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Municipalities of Croatia
Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
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