Oton, Croatia

Oton (Serbian Cyrillic: Отон)[1] is a village in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. It is part of the municipality of Ervenik.

This article is about the Croatian town. For the location of the Philippines, see Oton.
Oton
Отон (Serbian)[1]
Village
Oton is located in Croatia
Oton
Oton
Location of Oton in Croatia.
Coordinates: 44°06′05″N 16°06′40″E
Country Croatia
County Šibenik-Knin
MunicipalityErvenik
Area
[2]
 • Total19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Elevation
422 m (1,385 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total102
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
22318 Pađene
Area code022
Vehicle registrationŠI

Geography

Oton is located 9 kilometers northwest from the city of Knin. It is scattered across a wide area between the canyon of Zrmanja river on the west and Radljevac river on the east. To the south, the border of the village is Debelo Brdo. The village is divided into Oton Polje and Oton Brdo according to its geographical characteristics and the altitude of its hamlets. The villages of Bender and Kobilice also belong to the Oton region. Oton Polje consists of the following hamlets: Dobrijevići, Karanovići, Kneževići, Mišljeni and Vujnovići, and Oton Brdo consists of the following hamlets: Atlije, Karne, Kneževići, Kovačevići, Opačići, Sudari, Rastovići, Višekrune and Žunići. Bender consists of hamlets: Dobrijevići, Čupkovići, Pašići and Runjajići.[4]

History

From the breakup of Yugoslavia until August 1995, Oton was in the Republic of Serbian Krajina. Until the territorial reorganization in Croatia, the settlement was part of the former large municipality of Knin.

Culture

In Oton, there is a temple of the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Elijah from 1702.

Surnames

Surnames from Oton are:

References
  1. Government of Croatia (October 2013). "Peto izvješće Republike Hrvatske o primjeni Europske povelje o regionalnim ili manjinskim jezicima" (PDF) (in Croatian). Council of Europe. p. 36. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  4. Marko Sinobad (January 2011). "Istorija otonskog kraja" (html) (in Serbian). tromedja.rs. p. 36. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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