Hrvace is a village and a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.
Demographics In the 2011 census, it had a total population of 3,617, in the following settlements:
Dabar, population 22 Donji Bitelić, population 317 Gornji Bitelić, population 192 Hrvace, population 1,566 Laktac, population 2 Maljkovo, population 76 Potravlje, population 651 Rumin, population 190 Satrić, population 456 Vučipolje, population 107 Zasiok, population 38
In the same census, 98% were Croats.
Geography The village sits on the D1 road between Sinj and Vrlika on the edge of the small karst field and under Svilaja mountain. The municipality has a lot of natural sites such as the Peruća Lake, Miloš Lake, Orlove Stine (Eagle's Cliffs) and the Cetina river.
History The name Hrvace comes from the verb "Hrvati" (Croats). The time of the village's first inhabitants is unknown.
Hrvace area was a battleground during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991 and 1992. Every village of the municipality took heavy Serb damage, forcing the large part of the population to move out. The most notable battle includes the one for Peruća dam, where the Serbian Army's goal was mining it, eventually flooding the large part of the Sinj karst field and field-side villages and towns. In 1993, Croatian Army took back the dam, threw out the Serbian Army and prevented heavy damage.
Economy The food (meat) industry, stone excavation industry and the Peruća power plant are the major economical activities in the municipality.
Sports NK Hrvace, Third Division South, 3.HNL South champions in 2007/08
Paragliding klub Hrvace
Education Osnovna škola Dinka Šimunovića (Dinko Šimunović elementary school)
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