Draganić
Draganić is located in Croatia
Draganić
Draganić
Coordinates: 45°36′N 15°36′E / 45.600°N 15.600°E / 45.600; 15.600
Country Croatia
CountyKarlovac
Area
[1]
 • Total72.5 km2 (28.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total2,541
 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitedraganic.hr
Image of Draganić municipality within the Karlovac County

Draganić is municipality in Karlovac County, Croatia. The municipality consists of the villages of Lug, Goljak, Mrzljaki, Jazvaci, Darići, Budrovci, Bencetici, Barkovići, Draganići, Lazina, Franetici, Vrbanci, and Vrh.[3]

The combined population is 2,741, of whom 96% are Croats.[4]

Draganić is the birthplace of Ivan Biličić and Marija Barković, paternal grandparents of Bill Belichick, an American football head coach.[5][6] Belichick is considered by many to be the greatest coach of all time and he holds several coaching records, including the most playoff wins, the most Super Bowl appearances and the most Super Bowl wins.

References

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ http://www.dzs.hr/hrv/pxweb2003/Dialog/Footnote.asp?File=Tabela5_04.px&path=../Database/Naselja%20i%20stanovnistvo%20Republike%20Hrvatske/5%20Stanovnistvo%20bivsa%20naselja/&ti=Karlova%E8ka+%9Eupanija-+broj+stanovnika+po+biv%9Aim+naseljima++++&lang=10&ansi=1%5B%5D
  4. ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Karlovac". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Bill Belichick: Djed iz Draganića uvijek mi je pričao o Hrvatskoj" [My grandfather from Draganić always told me about Croatia] (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. February 22, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ Mihovilović, Maroje (January 29, 2008). "Hrvatska obitelj na vrhu NFL-a" [Croatian family at the top of the NFL]. Nacional (in Croatian). No. 637. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
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