Jesenovik

Jesenovik
Jesenovik
Location of Jesenovik in Croatia
Coordinates: 45°13′51″N 14°10′23″E / 45.23083°N 14.17306°E / 45.23083; 14.17306Coordinates: 45°13′51″N 14°10′23″E / 45.23083°N 14.17306°E / 45.23083; 14.17306
Country Croatia
County Istria
Municipality Kršan
Elevation 80 m (260 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 57
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 52233

Jesenovik (Istro-Romanian: Sucodru; Italian: Iessenoviza) is a small village in Istria, Croatia, in the municipality of Kršan. In 2011, the population of the village is 57.[1] The village is inhabited mostly by Istro-Romanians.

Description

The village is located close to the local road Šušnjevica - Plomin and the railroad Šušnjevica - Labin, at the former Lake Čepić, now fieald, on the Western slopes of Učka, below the Brgud peak, with an elevation of 80 metres. The Eastern side the village is enclosed by the slopes of Učka, whilst to the West, there is the spacious and fertile Čepić field. The village economy is based on farming.

The portal of the Romanesque church of St. Quirinus, from 13th-14th century, features relief capitals. The one-nave space ends with two apses and is roofed over by an open roof truss. On the walls of the sanctuary and the apses are late Gothic wall paintings, attributed to master Albert from Konstanz in 1461, while the left apse has also an older layer of paintings from the 14th century.

Demography

Population number according to the census[2]
1857186918801890190019101921193119481953196119711981199120012011
24524227128027728025023722721715510692805957

References

  1. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Jesenovik". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Naselja i stanovništvo Republike Hrvatske 1857.-2001" (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 December 2014.
Sources
  • "Jesenovik". Istrian Encyclopedia. 2008.
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