Islam Latinski is a village of Dalmatia, in the Zadar County, Croatia. Administered as a part of the Posedarje Municipality, it is one of the two settlements that comprised the historical village of Islam, the other being Islam Grčki.

Islam Latinski
Village
Islam Latinski is located in Croatia
Islam Latinski
Islam Latinski
Coordinates: 44°11′32″N 15°26′26″E / 44.19222°N 15.44056°E / 44.19222; 15.44056
Country Croatia
RegionDalmatia
CountyZadar County
MunicipalityPosedarje
Area
 • Total
3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
314
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Islam Latinski has a predominantly Croatian population.

Name

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The original name of the village was Saddislam, meaning "the wall of Islam" in Turkish which marked the final frontier of the Ottoman Empire.

In the 18th century, when the village split in two, the name changed to Islam Latinski. While Islam stayed from the original name, the adjective (Latinski meaning "Latin") stands for the religion of the villagers - "Latin" Catholicism. The other part of the split up village, Islam Grčki, got its name from the religious belief of its settlers - "Greek" Orthodoxy.[citation needed]

A former Italian name was Sant'Anastasia Bassa.[citation needed]

Demographics

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Village of Islam Latinski: Population trends 1857–2021
population
348
325
221
200
228
268
572
602
477
561
641
653
606
688
436
284
314
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References

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  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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.