Kali () is a municipality in
Croatia on
Ugljan island in
Zadar County. In the 2011 census, there were 1,638 inhabitants, 99.39% of whom were
Croats.
Name
The settlement's name is likely derived from ''cale'', a
Celtic word for port.
Attractions
Kali is a fishing town
[''Kali is also firmly committed to the local fishing industry, with trawlers crammed into the two harbours either side of its peninsula.'' Rough Guides (editor) (2012) ''Rough Guides Snapshot: Dalmatia'' Penguin]
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with a
Mediterranean feeling. The old central part of the town was founded on a hillock around St. Lovre's (
St. Lawrence
Saint Lawrence or Laurence ( la, Laurentius, lit. " laurelled"; 31 December AD 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman ...
) Church, the patron saint of the town. The famed fishermen's festival takes place under the saint's auspices every year in August.
Notes
Bibliography
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External links
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Kali-Zadar County Tourist Office
Municipalities of Croatia
Populated places in Zadar County
Ugljan
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