Smiljan, Croatia

Smiljan
Village
Statue of Nikola Tesla at the Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan
Statue of Nikola Tesla at the Nikola Tesla Memorial Center in Smiljan
Smiljan is located in Croatia
Smiljan
Smiljan
Location of Smiljan within Croatia
Coordinates: 44°34′N 15°19′E / 44.567°N 15.317°E / 44.567; 15.317
Country Croatia
CountyLika-Senj County
MunicipalityGospić
Area
 • Total19.9 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total392
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
53211 Smiljan
Area code+053

Smiljan (pronounced [smîʎan]) is a village in the mountainous region of Western Lika in Croatia. It is located 6 km (3.7 mi) northwest of Gospić, and fifteen kilometers from the Zagreb-Split highway; its population is 418 (2011).[3] Smiljan is the birthplace of Serbian inventor and engineer Nikola Tesla.

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Smiljan". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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