Draguć

Draguć (Italian: Draguccio) is a small fortified village in Croatia's Istria County. Today it pertains to the municipality of Cerovlje.^[3]

Draguć Draguccio
Village
Draguć
Coordinates: 45°19′N 14°00′E
Country	Croatia
County	Istria
Municipality	Cerovlje
Area [1]
• Total	2.7 sq mi (7.1 km2)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	56
• Density	20/sq mi (7.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	52434 Cerovlje
Area code	052

There are several churches: Sant' Eliseo from the 12th century (frescoes form the 13th century), Madonna del Rosario, built in 1641 and San Rocco e San Sebastiano, frescoes by Antonio da Padova in 1529.

World-known surgeon Antonio Grossich (1849–1926) who in 1908 invented the application of tincture of iodine as a way to treat the surgical field was born in Draguć.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 56.^[2]

Ethnic structure is marked with fluctuations in the 20th century, as indicated by languages spoken recorded in the Austrian and later census data.

Year	Population	(Serbo-)Croatian (%)	Italian (%)	Slovene (%)
1880	193	0	98.4	1.6
1890[4]	189	7.4	91.0	1.6
1900	222	15.8	56.7	27.5
1910	249	80.7	18.9	0.4
1945	190	92.1	7.9	0
1991	70	95	5	0
2001	79	95	5	0

In 2004 La Femme Musketeer a made-for-television movie produced by Hallmark Entertainment and Larry Levinson Productions, was filmed in Draguć.