Maslenica
Village

Maslenica
Coordinates: 44°13′16″N 15°32′43″E / 44.22111°N 15.54528°E / 44.22111; 15.54528
Country	Croatia
Region	Dalmatia
County	Zadar
Municipality	Jasenice
Area ^[1]
• Total	6.5 km² (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]
• Total	800
• Density	120/km² (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	23243
Area code	023

Maslenica is a village in the municipality of Jasenice in Zadar County, Dalmatia, Croatia. It is situated in Novigrad Sea [hr]. Waters are quite clear due to the Zrmanja river which flows into this gulf.

History

The village was built 1000 years ago.^[when?]

Maslenica was damaged under the Croatian War of Independence in the 1990s.^[3] Most notably, a heavily traveled bridge, the Maslenica Bridge was destroyed. In 2006, the bridge was rebuilt on the same spot and similar appearance. In the meantime, an additional bridge, also known as Maslenica Bridge had been built slightly north, on the A1 motorway.^[4]

Operation Maslenica got its name from the village.

References

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "Croats and Serbs Broaden Battle; U.N. Pessimistic". The New York Times. January 28, 1993. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-01-30.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

44°13′N 15°32′E / 44.217°N 15.533°E / 44.217; 15.533