Bakar, Croatia
Bakar | |
|---|---|
| Grad Bakar Town of Bakar | |
| Coordinates: 45°19′40″N 14°32′10″E / 45.32778°N 14.53611°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County |
| Settled | 1st century |
| Named | 1288 |
| Free city | May 13, 1798 |
| Royal Borough | April 23, 1799 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomislav Klarić (HDZ) |
| • City Council | 15 members |
| Area | |
| 125.5 km2 (48.5 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 3.0 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| 7,573 | |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,187 |
| • Urban density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 051 |
| Website | bakar |
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Bakar is a town in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The population of the town was 8,279 according to the 2011 Croatian census, including 1,473 in the titular settlement. Ninety percent of the population declared themselves Croats by ethnicity. The largest ethnic minority are the Serbs with 2.91% of the population. The old part of Bakar is situated on a hill overlooking the Bay of Bakar. Bakar is the Croatian word for "copper".
Bakar is a port for bulk cargo and used to be known for its industrial complex that included a coke factory, which produced a considerable amount of pollution. Bakar's coke factory was closed in 1995 and the area's pollution has subsided significantly. The historical core of Bakar was registered as a cultural monument in 1968.