Village in Istria, Croatia
Draguć (Italian: Draguccio) is a small fortified village in Croatia's Istria County. Today it pertains to the municipality of Cerovlje.[3]
There are several churches: Sant' Eliseo from the 12th century (frescoes form the 13th century), Madonna del Rosario, built in 1641 and San Rocco e San Sebastiano, frescoes by Antonio da Padova in 1529.
World-known surgeon Antonio Grossich (1849–1926) who in 1908 invented the application of tincture of iodine as a way to treat the surgical field was born in Draguć.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, its population was 56.[2]
Ethnic structure is marked with fluctuations in the 20th century, as indicated by languages spoken recorded in the Austrian and later census data.
Year
|
Population
|
(Serbo-)Croatian (%)
|
Italian (%)
|
Slovene (%)
|
1880
|
193
|
0
|
98.4
|
1.6
|
1890[4]
|
189
|
7.4
|
91.0
|
1.6
|
1900
|
222
|
15.8
|
56.7
|
27.5
|
1910
|
249
|
80.7
|
18.9
|
0.4
|
1945
|
190
|
92.1
|
7.9
|
0
|
1991
|
70
|
95
|
5
|
0
|
2001
|
79
|
95
|
5
|
0
|
In 2004 La Femme Musketeer a made-for-television movie produced by Hallmark Entertainment and Larry Levinson Productions, was filmed in Draguć.
References
External links
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