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Naselje is a settlement in 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 ...

, usually translated as settlement. It is the smallest unit of Croatian territory. Individual settlements are by and large referred to as selo (village), while naselje is a statistical and administrative category. The units of local government in Croatia, cities  and municipalities
Municipalities of Croatia
A Municipality in Croatia is known as an općina . Though equal to Croatian Grads in administrative powers, they are usually more likely to consists of a collection of villages in more rural or suburban area, whereas Grads are more likely to cover urban area...

, are composed of one or more naselje. There are currently 6,749 naselja in Croatia.