| Nikola Barkovic | |
 Barkovic mows the grass at the age of 101 | |
| Birth: | 4 October 1909 Barkovic, Karlovac County, Austria-Hungary (present-day Croatia) |
| Death: | 4 May 2016 Draganic, Karlovac County, Croatia |
| Age: | 106 years, 213 days |
| Country: |  CRO
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| Centenarian | |
Nikola Barkovic [Croatian: Barković] (4 October 1909 – 4 May 2016) was a Croatian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Croatia at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Nikola Barkovic was born in the village of Barkovic, Karlovac County, Austria-Hungary (present-day Croatia) on 4 May 1909.
When he was 101 he could still mow the grass, work in the garden, feed the chickens and sometimes cook lunch for himself and his daughter Ana. He was a widower for more than 20 years. He was engaged in agriculture and viticulture, raising cattle.
He became the oldest known living man in Croatia, following the death of 105-year-old Andrija Prlic on 2 July 2013.
Nikola Barkovic died in the village Draganic, Karlovac County, Croatia on 4 May 2016 at the age of 106 years, 213 days. Following his death, then-105-year-old Sime Petrovic became the oldest known living man in Croatia.
References[]
- Djed Nikola na proslavi 101. rođendana sve pozvao na 104. KAportal, 4 October 2010
- Za proslave 101. rođendana Nikola Barković goste pozvao i na 104. Večernji list, 5 October 2010
- Nikola Barković (102): Želim proslaviti još koji rođendan Večernji list, 5 October 2011
- Umro najstariji stanovnik Karlovačke županije Radio Mrežnica, 7 May 2016 (Archived)
| Croatia's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Ivan Jaklic • Egidije Foretic • Franjo Horvat • Mateo Palaversic • Andrija Prlic • Nikola Barkovic • Sime Petrovic • Josip Krsul • Anto Kovac • Dundo Bozo Kralj • Josip Pisnjak • Zdenko Premzl |