Gospić
Town in Lika-Senj, Croatia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gospić (Croatian pronunciation: [ɡǒːspitɕ]) is a town in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia. It is the administrative center of Lika-Senj County. Gospić is located near the Lika River in the middle of a karst field (Ličko Polje).
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Gospić | |
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Grad Gospić Town of Gospić | |
Coordinates: 44.546°N 15.375°E / 44.546; 15.375 | |
Country | Croatia |
County | Lika-Senj |
Government | |
• Mayor | Karlo Starčević (HSP) |
Area | |
• Town | 967.4 km2 (373.5 sq mi) |
• Urban | 21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
Elevation | 656 m (2,152 ft) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Town | 11,502 |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
• Urban | 6,362 |
• Urban density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Postal code | 53 000 |
Area code | 053 |
Vehicle registration | GS |
Website | gospic |
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Gospić is the third smallest seat of a county government in Croatia. Its status as the county capital helped to spur some development in it, but the town as well as the entire region have suffered a constant decrease in population over the last several decades. Serbian scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla was born in the nearby village of Smiljan and grew up in Gospić.