Zadar county - Zadarska županija is a county in Croatia, it encompasses northern Dalmatia and southeastern Lika. Its center is the city of Zadar. Dalmatia (Croatian Dalmacija, Italian Dalmazia, Serbian Далмација) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, mostly in modern Croatia, spreading between the island of Pag in the northwest and the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. ... Lika is a mountainous region in central Croatia, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the PljeÅ¡evica mountain from the northeast. ... Zadar (Italian Zara, Latin Iadera) is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 82 000 (2005). ...

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Geography

The towns in the county of Zadar are: Zadar, Benkovac, Biograd, Nin, Obrovac and Pag. Zadar (Italian Zara, Latin Iadera) is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 82 000 (2005). ... Biograd na Moru is a city in Zadar County, Dalmatia, Croatia ... The official Nine Inch Nails logo Nine Inch Nails (NIN, the second N is flipped horizontally on album cover art) was formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1988 as an industrial rock band. ... This article needs translation. ... Pag (Latin Pagus, village, Italian Pago) is an island in northern Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Croatia. ...

It includes the islands of Dugi otok, Ugljan, Pašman and most of Pag, as well as a number of other, smaller islands. It also features the Paklenica national park. Pasman is an island off the coast of Croatia. ... Pag (Latin Pagus, village, Italian Pago) is an island in northern Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Croatia. ... Categories: Croatian geography stubs | National parks of Croatia ...

The county's area is 7,854 km², 3,642 km² is land, which accounts for 6,4 per cent of the territory of Croatia. The sea area of the County is 3,632 km² and the insular area is 580 km². This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ...

The county's population is 200,936 (accounting for 4,5 per cent of the total Croatia’s population), of which 129,000 people live in the coastal area, 21,000 on islands and 50,000 in the County’s inland.

Traffic

The County of Zadar plays a distinctive role in the road and railway traffic linking of Croatia’s northern and southern parts.

The so-called Adriatic Tourist Road, the Zagreb-Split highway route and the Zagreb-Knin-Split railway route with branch-lines to Zadar and Šibenik pass through the County. Zagreb (pronounced: ) is the capital city of Croatia. ... Split (Italian: Spalato) is the largest and most important city in Dalmatia, the administrative center of Croatias Split-Dalmatia county. ... KNIN, also known as K9 Entertainment Television, is a dual affiliate of both UPN and the i (TV network), and serves the Boise, Idaho area. ... Šibenik Šibenik (Italian: Sebenico) is a historic town in Croatia, population 52,654 (2001), located in central Dalmatia where the Krka river flows into the Adriatic Sea. ...

The maritime traffic is carried by the coastal route of the Adriatic Sea, by the Zadar-Ancona international car ferry route which is the shortest link between Central Europe and Italy, via Zagreb and Zadar to Rome and southward. Another route by which intensive traffic is carried is Zadar - Maslenica Bridge - St. Rok Tunnel - Zagreb route. Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche, a region of northeastern Italy, population 100,507 (2001). ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1...

The Zadar Airport has recently been reconstructed and modernised. With runway improvements still to be undertaken it will eventually have the capacity of handling jumbo-jets.

There is also a very frequent maritime passenger port in the town of Zadar and the cargo maritime port in the Gazenica area whose current manipulative capacity amounts to one million tonnes per year. A construction of a wharf would raise this significantly. The port’s manipulative and warehouse capacities are used only in part.

Economy

The Ravni Kotari area constitutes the greater part of the County's inland, containing most of the cultivated farmland and towns having industry, crafts, trade and traffic development potential.

Tourism is one of the County’s most important industries, owing to its geographical position, mild climate, indented coast, clear sea, numerous bays, inlets and beaches on 1,300 km of the sea coast and islands. Tourist amenities of the Zadar County are also the areas of outstanding natural beauty: the Velebit, Telaščica and Paklenica and adjacent Krka and Kornati national parks in the south and the Plitvice national park in the north. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Beaches make popular tourist resorts. ... The middle part of Velebit Velebit is the largest though not the highest mountain range in Croatia. ... Categories: Croatian geography stubs | National parks of Croatia ... Categories: Croatian geography stubs | National parks of Croatia ... Kornati Islands The Croatian Kornati archipelago is located in central Dalmatia, south of Zadar. ... Categories: Croatian geography stubs | National parks of Croatia | UN World Heritage Sites ...

Source

• adapted from Croatian Chamber of Economy

Administrative division

Zadar county is divided:

• City of Zadar
• Town of Benkovac
• Town of Biograd na moru
• Town of Nin
• Town of Obrovac
• Town of Pag
• Municipality of Bibinje
• Municipality of Galovac
• Municipality of Gračac
• Municipality of Jasenice
• Municipality of Kali
• Municipality of Kukljica
• Municipality of Ostrovičke
• Municipality of Novigrad
• Municipality of Pakoštane
• Municipality of Pašman
• Municipality of Polača
• Municipality of Poličnik
• Municipality of Posedarje
• Municipality of Povljane
• Municipality of Preko
• Municipality of Privlaka
• Municipality of Ražanac
• Municipality of Sali
• Municipality of Stankovci
• Municipality of Starigrad
• Municipality of Sukošan
• Municipality of Sveti Filip i Jakov
• Municipality of Škabrnje
• Municipality of Tkon
• Municipality of Vir
• Municipality of Zemunik Donji

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County government

Current Župan (prefect): Ivo Grbić (HDZ) The counties of Croatia are called županije in Croatian, županija is the singular form. ...

The county assembly is composed of 41 representatives, organized as follows:

• Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) 20
• Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) 10
• Croatian Peasants Party (HSS) 4
• Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS) 4
• Croatian People's Party (HNS) 3

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External links

• Official site of Zadar County
• Zadar tourist information

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