Kula Norinska is a village and a municipality in the

Dubrovnik-Neretva County The Dubrovnik-Neretva County (; hr, Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija, ) is the southernmost county of Croatia, located in south Dalmatia. The county seat is Dubrovnik and other large towns are Korčula, Metković, Opuzen and Ploče. The Munici ...

in southeastern

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Geography

The municipality is situated on the northern border of the

. It borders the City of Ploče, the City of Opuzen, the City of Metković, the

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Municipality, and the

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Municipality. It borders

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to the north.

Kula Norinska Fort

Kula Norinska(literally: Norin Fort) is a 16th-century Fortification, fort next to the Neretva, opposite the River mouth, mouth of the stream Norin, which was built by the Ottoman Empire, Ottomans to defend against Republic of Venice, Venetian incursions. It's a protected Cultural heritage, cultural good.

Demographics

For the municipality: The list of registered settlements is as follows: For the village: Osnovna_skola_Kula_Norinska

Education

The elementary school "Kula Norinska" was founded in 1908, and in 1959 it started functioning as an Education in Croatia#Primary education, eight-grade school. Because more space was needed, it was expanded on 1 February 1966.

References

Populated places in Dubrovnik-Neretva County Municipalities of Croatia {{DubrovnikNeretva-geo-stub