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| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Lika-Senj County |
| Municipality | Senj |
| Population | |
| • Total | 58 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 053 |
Krivi Put is a village located in a forested area near Senj, in Lika-Senj County, Croatia. The name of the village literally means "Wrong Way".
The correct translation for “Krivi Put” is “Bandy or Curvy Road” The Croatian translation of “Wrong” is: pogrešan, netačan, nepravilan.
Its earliest settlers founded the village in 1605, favouring it as good grazing land for their cattle. The nearby villages of Veljun, Serdari, Alan, Krmpote and Podbilo were also founded by Bunjevci settlers around the same time. The village celebrates an annual holiday on August 5.
Today a majority of Krivi Put's population are farmers. Famous former inhabitants include Rudy Perpich (the former governor of Minnesota) and the parents of Croatian Ante Pavelić, Poglavnik, Fascist leader of the Axis Powers allied Independent State of Croatia
Former NBA player and coach Rudy Tomjanovich's family origin is from this village.
Demographics
| Krivi Put | ||||||
| Census year | 2001 | 1991 | 1981 | 1971 | ||
| Croats (Bunjevci) | 58 (100%) | 87 (93.6%) | 109 (99.1%) | 210 (99.1%) | ||
| Serbs | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.9%) | 0 | ||
| others | 0 | 6 (6.4%) | 0 | 1 (0.9%) | ||
| Total | 58 | 93 | 110 | 211 | ||
References
- Krivi Put official page - History / Famous persons (in Croatian)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpggQ2RHgbU
45°02′N 14°58′E / 45.033°N 14.967°E / 45.033; 14.967
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