Brsečine is a village in southern Croatia, administratively located in the City of Dubrovnik, about 1 km from the cove bearing the same name, and 25 km northwest of Dubrovnik. Brsečine is protected from cold, northerly winds by the limestone crests of Kondulo.
Brsečine | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 42°43′49″N 17°57′32″E / 42.73028°N 17.95889°E | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Dubrovnik-Neretva County |
Municipality | Dubrovnik |
Area | |
• Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 84 |
• Density | 68/sq mi (26/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 20235 Zaton Veliki |
In the cove is the summer mansion of the Zuzorić family from the 16th century, and above the cove, the fortified mansion of the Ohmućević-Bizzaro family, with a chapel and a park, from the 17th century. The village also features the church of St. George and the ruins of a small church of St. Stephen located next to it.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021 census, its population was 84.[2] Population was 96 in 2011.[3]
Notable people
editReferences
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Brsečine". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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