Otočac

thumb|Town of Otočac within the Lika-Senj County Otočac () is a town in Croatia, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. It lies in the northwestern part of Lika region, in the Gacka river valley. The population of the administrative area of the Town of Otočac was 9,778 in 2011, with 4,240 in Otočac itself, the majority of whom were Croats (91%).

Key facts

Settlement.name: Otočac
Settlement.official_name: Grad Otočac Town of Otočac
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Zeleni parku Otočcu.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Park in Otočac
Settlement.image_flag: Logo Cuidad de Otocac.gif
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 9
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Otočac within Croatia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mountainous Croatia(Lika, Gacka)
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: border|23px Lika-Senj
Settlement.leader_party: Independent
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Goran Bukovac

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8332
Area: 21.5
Elevation: 459
Official website: www.otocac.hr
Image: Otočac (Croatia) - centar.JPG
Licence plate code: GS

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Commons category: Otočac
postal code: 53220

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Name
History
Ecclesiastical History
Demographics
Politics
Minority councils and representatives
Geography
Settlements
Climate
Sports
Gallery
Notable natives and residents
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==Name== The town Otočac (meaning "small island", surrounded by Gacka River) is known as Otocsán in Hungarian, Ottocio in Italian, and Ottocium in Latin. In historical sources, the name has been rendered as Ottochaz (German and English), Ottocaz (Italian and German), and Ottotschaz, Ottotschan, & Ottocsaz (German).