Čavle is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.
History A 22 December 1939 decision as part of agrarian reforms by Ban Šubašić to confiscate the forest property in Cernik and surroundings of the Thurn and Taxis family, Kálmán Ghyczy and Nikola Petrović resulted in a legal dispute known as the Thurn and Taxis Affair, in part because of the relative status of the family and in part because of the proximity to the Italian border.
Demographics In 1895, the obćina of Cernik (court at Čavle), with an area of , belonged to the kotar of Sušak (Bakar court and electoral district) in the županija of Modruš-Rieka (Ogulin court and financial board). There were 271 houses, with a population of 1430. Its 4 villages and 9 hamlets were encompassed for taxation purposes by a single porezna obćina, under the Bakar office.
There are a total of 7,220 inhabitants, in the following settlements: Buzdohanj, population 1,517 Cernik, population 1,397 Čavle, population 1,358 Grobnik, population 421 Ilovik, population 14 Mavrinci, population 1,021 Podčudnič, population 470 Podrvanj, population 461 Soboli, population 172 Zastenice, population 389
The population is 87.55% Croats.
The municipality of Čavle is known for many cultural events such as the "Sausage Open", followed by the Grobnička Maskarani Weekend, the "Polenta and Cheese Festival", the Folk Theater Festival and the Bartojski Kettle.
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Čavle include: Petar Klepac, legendary figure
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