Draguć

Village in Istria, Croatia

Draguć

Draguccio

Village

Draguć

Coordinates: 45°19′N 14°00′E﻿ / ﻿45.317°N 14.000°E﻿ / 45.317; 14.000
Country|  Croatia
County|  Istria
Municipality| Cerovlje
Area

[1]

• Total| 2.7 sq mi (7.1 km2)
Population

(2021)[2]

• Total| 56
• Density| 20/sq mi (7.9/km2)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

52434 Cerovlje

Area code| 052

Draguć  (Italian: Draguccio) is a small fortified village in Croatia's Istria County. Today it pertains to the municipality of Cerovlje.[3]

There are several churches: Sant' Eliseo from the 12th century (frescoes form the 13th century), Madonna del Rosario, built in 1641 and San Rocco e San Sebastiano, frescoes by Antonio da Padova in 1529.

World-known surgeon Antonio Grossich (1849–1926) who in 1908 invented the application of tincture of iodine as a way to treat the surgical field was born in Draguć.

## Demographics[edit]

According to the 2021 census, its population was 56.[2]

Ethnic structure is marked with fluctuations in the 20th century, as indicated by languages spoken recorded in the Austrian and later census data.

Year  | Population
| (Serbo-)Croatian
(%)  | Italian
(%)  | Slovene
(%)

|
|
|
|

1880  | 193  | 0  | 98.4  | 1.6
1890[4] | 189  | 7.4  | 91.0  | 1.6
1900  | 222  | 15.8  | 56.7  | 27.5
1910  | 249  | 80.7  | 18.9  | 0.4
1945  | 190  | 92.1  | 7.9  | 0
1991  | 70  | 100  | 0  | 0
2001  | 79  | 100  | 0  | 0

In 2004 La Femme Musketeer a made-for-television movie produced by Hallmark Entertainment and Larry Levinson Productions, was filmed in Draguć.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
3. ^ Mjesni odbori \- Cerovlje (in Croatian)
4. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium des Österreichisch-Illyrischen Küstenlandes. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 85.

## External links[edit]

* Official tourist info

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* Belaj
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* Ćusi
* Draguć
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* Gologorički Dol
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