If you are looking for a home that is low in population, peaceful and green in its surroundings, then a city in northern Croatia is the right place for you. Here the vacant houses are being sold due to low population. The city of Lagrad, which was once the second-largest population center in the Croatian region, is currently being sold at cheap prices as people evacuate their homes. The price of a house has been fixed at less than 12 rupees in one kuna (16 US cents), meaning Indian rupees. The city has been experiencing a steady population decline since the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire a century ago.
The mayor of the city, Ivan Subolik, said, “After connecting with transport to other places, we turned to the border town.” Since then the population has been gradually declining. Surrounded by lush fields and forests, the city is close to the Hungarian border and is home to about 2,250 people.
The mayor said that in the first place, preparations were made to sell 19 vacant houses and construction sites in the city, of which 17 houses have been sold so far, for the price of one kuna ($0.16) each.
The Mayor informed that the proposed houses are in dilapidated condition in various stages. Some are half ruins, lacking windows and doors, their walls are covered with mould. The mayor says the municipality said it would pay 25,000 kuna for any necessary renovations, and the city would cover 20% of the price, or up to 35,000 kuna, for new residents looking to purchase a privately owned home.