Arbanija

Arbanija is a village on Čiovo Island, Croatia. The settlement is administered as a part of the City of Trogir and Split-Dalmatia County. According to the 2011 census, the village has 374 inhabitants.[1] It is connected by the D126 state road.

Sv. Križ monastery in Arbanija
Arbanija
Village
Arbanija
Arbanija
Coordinates: 43.511896°N 16.304398°E / 43.511896; 16.304398
Country Croatia
RegionDalmatia
CountySplit-Dalmatia County
CityTrogir
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total374
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21224
Area code(s)021

The village is named after the Arbanasi, a group of ethnic Albanians that settled in several places on Croatia's Adriatic coast in the 18th century.

Sources

  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Arbanija". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.


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