Koljane
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Koljane is a small village in Split-Dalmatia county
, Croatia
. Koljane is a settlement in the Vrlika
municipality, and the majority of the population are Croats
. In the 1991 census, the population of Koljane was 285, and the majority were Serbs with 90% (257).
Koljane is located in inland Dalmatia
, on the coast of Peruća Lake
, 15 km east of Vrlika
.
Serbian Orthodox Dragović Monastery
is situated in Koljane.
On the location of Crkvine, the remains of an early Croatian
church from the 9th century have been found; the plate of the altar partition, adorned with "pleter" (interlacery ornaments), is one of the best preserved and most beautiful monuments of the early Middle Ages in Croatia
. Around the church are numerous graves; their finds include earrings from the 9th-12th century, as well as swords and spurs of the Carolingian
type (9th c.).
Split-Dalmatia County
Split-Dalmatia County is the central-southern Dalmatian county in Croatia. The administrative center is Split. The population of the county is 455,242...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
. Koljane is a settlement in the Vrlika
Vrlika
Vrlika is a small town and municipality in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. The closest large towns are Sinj, Knin, and Drniš. The town of Vrlika has a population of 959, while the municipality has a population of 2,705 . There are 2,670 Croatian speakers, 16 Serbian speakers and 19 speakers of other...
municipality, and the majority of the population are Croats
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
. In the 1991 census, the population of Koljane was 285, and the majority were Serbs with 90% (257).
Koljane is located in inland Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
, on the coast of Peruća Lake
Peruca Lake
Lake Peruća or Peruča is the second artificial lake in Croatia after Lake Dubrava. It is located in the Split-Dalmatia county.-Location:...
, 15 km east of Vrlika
Vrlika
Vrlika is a small town and municipality in inland Dalmatia, Croatia. The closest large towns are Sinj, Knin, and Drniš. The town of Vrlika has a population of 959, while the municipality has a population of 2,705 . There are 2,670 Croatian speakers, 16 Serbian speakers and 19 speakers of other...
.
Serbian Orthodox Dragović Monastery
Dragovic Monastery
Monastery Dragović is a Serbian Orthodox monastery situated on a hill downstream the Cetina River not far from Vrlika in Croatia. Unfortunately, when the artificial Peruća Lake was created, the original monastery sank due to land movement...
is situated in Koljane.
On the location of Crkvine, the remains of an early Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
church from the 9th century have been found; the plate of the altar partition, adorned with "pleter" (interlacery ornaments), is one of the best preserved and most beautiful monuments of the early Middle Ages in Croatia
Kingdom of Croatia (medieval)
The Kingdom of Croatia , also known as the Kingdom of the Croats , was a medieval kingdom covering most of what is today Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Balkans.Established in 925, it ruled as a sovereign state for almost two centuries...
. Around the church are numerous graves; their finds include earrings from the 9th-12th century, as well as swords and spurs of the Carolingian
Carolingian
The Carolingian dynasty was a Frankish noble family with origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD. The name "Carolingian", Medieval Latin karolingi, an altered form of an unattested Old High German *karling, kerling The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the...
type (9th c.).