Kraljevica

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Town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia

45°12′52″N 14°35′51″E / 45.21444°N 14.59750°E / 45.21444; 14.59750Country

CroatiaCounty

Primorje-Gorski KotarGovernment

• MayorDalibor Čandrlić (HDZ) • City Council

13 members^[1]

HDZ-HSLS (8)
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HNS-SDP-HSU-PGS-HSS-IDS (5)

Area

^[2]

• Town17.6 km² (6.8 sq mi) • Urban

5.6 km² (2.2 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Town4,066 • Density230/km² (600/sq mi) • Urban

2,415 • Urban density430/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Websitekraljevica.hr

Kraljevica (known as Porto Re in Italian and literally translated as "King's cove" in English) is a town in the Kvarner region of Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilometers from Opatija and near the entrance to the bridge to the island of Krk. The population of the settlement of Kraljevica itself is 2,857 with a total of 4,618 in the area of the town of Kraljevica, which is part of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, and includes Šmrika.^[4] The town is known for its shipyard which has built a number of ships for the Croatian navy.

History

Kraljevica is a town that was written about as early as the 13th century. Today, in addition to having the oldest shipyard on the Adriatic,^[5] Kraljevica's skyline is dominated by two medieval castles and a church of the Croatian nobles Zrinski and Frankopan. Kraljevica's shipyard employed Josip Broz Tito, the former leader of Yugoslavia, during the first half of the 20th century in his early years of organizing for the Communist Party. After he became marshal of Yugoslavia following World War II, the shipyard took his name, until democratic changes in the 1990s. Kraljevica was the site of an Italian-run concentration camp during WW II.

Today Kraljevica is also a popular tourist destination on the Adriatic coast. The Krk Bridge is located nearby, in the southeast part of the city.

Population

Town of Kraljevica: Population trends 1857–2021

population	3120	3184	2839	3012	3240	3318	3987	3303	2917	3521	3435	3840	4254	4513	4579	4618	4066
	1857	1869	1880	1890	1900	1910	1921	1931	1948	1953	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021

Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

References

^ "Konačni rezultati izbora" (PDF) (in Croatian). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Kraljevica". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
^ "Brodogradilište Kraljevica ide u stečaj". hrt.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision. HINA. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

v t e Subdivisions of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Cities and towns	Bakar Cres Crikvenica Čabar Delnice Kastav Kraljevica Krk Mali Lošinj Novi Vinodolski Opatija Rab Rijeka (seat) Vrbovsko	Coat of arms of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Municipalities	Baška Brod Moravice Čavle Dobrinj Fužine Jelenje Klana Kostrena Lokve Lopar Lovran Malinska-Dubašnica Matulji Mošćenička Draga Mrkopalj Omišalj Punat Ravna Gora Skrad Vinodol Viškovo Vrbnik	Coat of arms of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County