Mokro Polje

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Mokro Polje Мокро Поље (Serbian)[1]
Village
Mokro Polje
Coordinates: 44°05′09″N 16°01′50″E / 44.08583°N 16.03056°E / 44.08583; 16.03056
Country	Croatia
County	Šibenik-Knin County
Municipality	Ervenik
Elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	227
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Mokro Polje (Serbian Cyrillic: Мокро Поље)^[1] is a village in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. It is one of the largest villages in the municipality of Ervenik. The river Zrmanja flows through Mokro Polje. The 2011 census listed 227 inhabitants.^[2]

History[]

The Orthodox Church of St. Luka, built in 1537, is located within the village cadastral area. During the Croatian War, Mokro Polje was included in the Republic of Serbian Krajina (1991–95).

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census,^[2] the village of Mokro Polje has 227 inhabitants. This represents 28.27% of its pre-war population according to the 1991 census.

The 1991 census^[3] recorded that 99.75% of the village population were ethnic Serbs (801/803)^[4] while 0.25% were of other ethnic origin (2/803).

Historical population 1857-2011 ^[2][5]

Sights and events[]

• Orthodox Church of St. Luka
• Monument to the fallen partisans and victims of fascism - built in 1952 and destroyed in November 1996 ^[6]
• Mokropoljski susreti - a sporting and cultural event taking place at the end of July^[7][8][9]

Notable natives and residents[]

• Mira Bjedov (born 1955) - a former basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Gallery[]

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  Bridge over the Zrmanja river

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  Serb Orthodox Church of St. Luka

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  The Keglevića Tower

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  Health centre and post office

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  Turn towards Mokro Polje (from Pađene)

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  Zrmanja river next to Bjedov

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  Zrmanja waterfalls

References[]

Coordinates: 44°04′41″N 16°02′46″E / 44.078°N 16.046°E / 44.078; 16.046

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