Rab
Town
Historic town center of Rab
Historic town center of Rab
Rab is located in Croatia
Rab
Rab
Location of Rab within Croatia
Coordinates: 44°45′22″N 14°45′40″E / 44.75611°N 14.76111°E / 44.75611; 14.76111
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
IslandRab
Government
 • MayorNikola Grgurić (HDZ)
 • City Council
15 members
Area
[1]
 • Town75.9 km2 (29.3 sq mi)
 • Urban
0.4 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Town7,161
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
 • Urban
364
 • Urban density910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51 280
Area code051
Websiterab.hr

Rab (Italian: Arbe, Latin: Arba) is a town (grad) on the island of Rab in Croatia. According to the 2011 census the total population of the town was 8,065, whereas only 437 lived in the titular settlement (naselje). Rab, the settlement, is located on a small peninsula on the southwestern side of the island.

The town has a long history that dates back to 360 BC when it was inhabited by the Illyrians. The island was the frontier between the regions of Liburnia and Dalmatia. From the third century BC to the sixth century AD Rab was part of the Roman Empire, and Emperor Augustus proclaimed it a municipium in 10 BC. It was the first town of Roman Dalmatia to be given the honorary title "felix".

Among the signatories of the Second Council of Nicea was a bishop of Rab, namely Ursus. (“Ursus episcopus Avaritianensium ecclesiae” Ursus of Rab)[3][4]

The worst disaster in the town's history was an outbreak of the plague in 1456 that decimated the city's population.

There are many churches in the town. The largest is St. Mary the Blessed, which was built in the 13th century. The church of St. Justine is now a museum of sacred arts, while the chapel of St. Christopher (dedicated to the patron saint of the island) is nowadays called the Lapidarium. The four church bell towers became the symbol of the town and island. The oldest dates back to the eleventh century.

Saint Marinus, the Christian founder of San Marino, was a native of Rab who is said to have fled the island under Diocletian's persecution in AD 301.

Population

Town of Rab: Population trends 1857–2021
population
3589
3952
4279
4525
4465
5099
5099
6352
7230
7757
7849
8041
8496
9205
9480
8065
7161
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

References

  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, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ Basić, Ivan (2018). New evidence for the re-establishment of the Adriatic dioceses in the late eighth century. Oxford. pp. 261–287. ISBN 978-1-138-22594-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Škegro, Ante. The Sarnian diocese (Sarniensis Ecclesia) (PDF).

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