Čabar is a town in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. There are 3,770 inhabitants (census 2011), in the following settlements:[3]
Čabar | |
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| Grad Čabar Town of Čabar | |
 Čabar town center | |
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  Čabar Location of Čabar in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′46″N 14°38′49″E / 45.596°N 14.647°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Dražović (Human Shield ) |
| Area | |
| • Town | 279.9 km2 (108.1 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Town | 3,226 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 325 |
| • Urban density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51306 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Vehicle registration | DE |
| Website | cabar |
- Bazli, population 5
- Brinjeva Draga, population 5
- Crni Lazi, population 117
- Čabar, population 412
- Donji Žagari, population 8
- Fažonci, population 0
- Ferbežari, population 32
- Gerovo, population 689
- Gerovski Kraj, population 95
- Gorači, population 99
- Gornji Žagari, population 83
- Hrib, population 109
- Kamenski Hrib, population 6
- Kozji Vrh, population 60
- Kraljev Vrh, population 14
- Kranjci, population 4
- Lautari, population 16
- Lazi, population 55
- Makov Hrib, population 103
- Mali Lug, population 79
- Mandli, population 39
- Okrivje, population 2
- Parg, population 87
- Plešce, population 140
- Podstene, population 17
- Požarnica, population 1
- Prezid, population 740
- Prhci, population 12
- Prhutova Draga, population 3
- Pršleti, population 0
- Ravnice, population 39
- Selo, population 41
- Smrečje, population 71
- Smrekari, population 9
- Sokoli, population 10
- Srednja Draga, population 43
- Tropeti, population 12
- Tršće, population 342
- Vode, population 35
- Vrhovci, population 110
- Zamost, population 26
In the same census, 94.6% of the population were Croats, 2.3% Slovenes and 1.1% Serbs.[4]
Town of Čabar: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 7235 | 7313 | 5971 | 6697 | 6770 | 7467 | 6620 | 7595 | 6041 | 6360 | 6702 | 6083 | 5465 | 5169 | 4387 | 3770 | 3226 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Name
Čabar is known as Čeber in the local dialect. The name is believed to derive from the Illyrian word ziaber 'clearing'.[5]
History
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Čabar was a district capital in the Modruš-Rijeka County of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.
Twin towns
Čabar is twinned with: