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Laktac ( sr-cyr, Лактац) is a settlement in the
Nearest to the village, towards
Hrvace
Hrvace is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.
Demographics
In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 3,617, in the following naselja, settlements:
* Dabar, Split-Dalmatia County, Dabar, population 22
* D ...
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 ...
.
Geography
Laktac is situated 13 km southeast from Vrlika and 20 km northwest from Sinj, at the foot of the Dinara Mountain Range, on theCetina river
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 ...
(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 ...
). It is located in the wider Dalmatian hinterland
The Dalmatian Hinterland () is the southern inland hinterland in the historical Croatian region of Dalmatia. The name means 'beyond (the) hills', which is a reference to the fact that it is the part of Dalmatia that is not coastal and the existe ...
.
History
In 1857, while part of theKingdom of Dalmatia
The Kingdom of Dalmatia (; ; ) was a crown land of the Austrian Empire (1815–1867) and the Cisleithanian half of Austria-Hungary (1867–1918). It encompassed the entirety of the region of Dalmatia, with its capital at Zadar.
History
The Habs ...
, it had 164 inhabitants. It was inhabited by Orthodox Serbs. It was formerly part of the Sinj municipality. 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 ...
, it was part of Republika Srpska 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� ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the village had 2 inhabitants. It was uninhabited during the 2002 census. According to the 1991 census the village had 124 inhabitants, with a majority of ethnic Serbs (80.64%), while the rest did not register ethnicity. Serb returnees have been threatened by a family from neighbouring village Bitelić, who maintain their cattle in Laktac since Operation Oluja.Culture and anthropology
Nearest to the village, towards Koljane
Koljane is a small village in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. Koljane is a settlement in the Vrlika municipality, and the majority of the population are Croats. In the 1991 census, the population of Koljane was 285, and the majority were Serbs with ...
, is the Serbian Orthodox Dragović monastery Dragovic, Dragović or Dragovič may refer to:
People
* Dragović (surname), a South Slavic surname
Places
* Dragovič, Juršinci, a village in Slovenia
* Dragović, Pakrac, a village in Croatia
* Dragović Monastery, a monastery in Croatia
See ...
. Some '' stećci'' are located on the field between Laktac and Dragović.
The historical families of Laktac were all Orthodox Christian, including Bogovac, Bodrožić, Borković, Vinčić, Katić, Kovačić, Miljković, Peović.
See also
* Dabar, HrvaceReferences
{{coord, 43, 51, N, 16, 32, E, display=title, region:HR_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County