Kula Atlagića ( sr-cyr, Кула Атлагић) is a settlement in the

Benkovac Benkovac () is a town and municipality in the Zadar County, Croatia. Geography Benkovac is located where the plain of Ravni Kotari and the karstic plateau of Bukovica, Croatia, Bukovica meet, 20 km from the town of Biograd na Moru and 30&n ...

municipality, in the

Zadar County Zadar County ( ) 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, Biograd, Nin, Croatia, Nin ...

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. It is located in the

Ravni Kotari Ravni Kotari (; ) is a geographical region in Croatia. It lies in northern Dalmatia, around Zadar and east of it. It is bordered by Bukovica to the northeast, lower Krka to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea. The largest settlement in the region ...

region of

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Through time it formed part of several historical states, most notably the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Croatia (925 ...

Geography

Administratively part of the

municipality in the

, it is geographically located in the

region of

, in the central part of the country.

History

The settlement initially consisted of two former villages, Tiklić or Tihlić and Bojište. The first was an estate of the old Croatian noble family of Lapčani and Karinjani. It received its current name in the 17th century from the feudal family Atlagić, which during the Ottoman period built a tower house ('' kula''). During the

Croatian War 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 Croat forces loyal to the Government of Cro ...

(1991–95) the settlement was part of the

Republic of Serbian Krajina The Republic of Serbian Krajina or Serb Republic of Krajina ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Република Српска Крајина, Republika Srpska Krajina, separator=" / ", ; abbr. РСК / RSK), known as the Serbian Krajina ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српск� ...

Culture

There is an old Roman Catholic church dedicated to St. Peter from the 12th century, and two Serbian Orthodox churches dedicated to St. Nicholas, of which the older is Orthodox since the 17th century as it was built in 1446 as Roman Catholic and dedicated to St. Matthew by the nobles from Karinjani family.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, there were 184 inhabitants. In 2001 that number was 151. In 1991, the settlement had a total population of 913, out of whom Serbs were 855, Croats 43, Yugoslavs 11, and others and unknown 4.

References

{{reflist Populated places in Zadar County