Korčula
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Adriatic Sea |
| Coordinates | 42°57′N 16°54′E / 42.950°N 16.900°E |
| Archipelago | Southern Dalmatian |
| Area | 279 km2 (108 sq mi) |
| Length | 46.8 km (29.08 mi) |
| Width | 7.8 km (4.85 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 568 m (1864 ft) |
| Highest point | Klupca |
| Administration | |
Croatia | |
| County | Dubrovnik-Neretva |
| Largest settlement | Korčula (pop. 5,663[1]) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 15,522 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 56/km2 (145/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | 96.77% Croats |
| Additional information | |
| Official website | Official website |
Korčula (hr, Italian: Curzola) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It has an area of 279 km2 (108 sq mi). It is 46.8 km (29.1 mi) long and on average 7.8 km (4.8 mi) wide. [2] It is just off the Dalmatian coast. 15,522 people lived there in 2011. It is the second most populous Adriatic island after Krk.[3] The population are almost entirely ethnic Croats (95.74%).[4] The island is twinned with Rothesay in Scotland. It is known for Grk, a white wine that is only produced here and not exported due to limited production.[5]
The main towns are Korčula, Blato and Vela Luka. Villages along the coast are Brna, Račišće, Lumbarda and Prižba; Žrnovo, Pupnat, Smokvica and Čara are inland.
Korčula supplied the timber for the wooden walls of Venice.
It was ruled by Italy from 1918 to 1921, after which it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known from 1929 on as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Korčula". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1:25 000". Geoadria. 9 (1). Zadar: 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ↑ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Dubrovnik-Neretva". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ↑ Maddie (2023-06-16). "Korčula: The Hidden Gem of the Dalmatian Coast • Passport Pilgrimage". Passport Pilgrimage. Retrieved 2023-09-22.[permanent dead link]