Kućište or Kučišće (; also written "Kučište") is a small village on the southern coast of the
Pelješac
Pelješac (; Chakavian: ; it, Sabbioncello) is a peninsula in southern Dalmatia in Croatia. The peninsula is part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and is the second largest peninsula in Croatia. From the isthmus that begins at Ston, to the to ...
peninsula in
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 Muni ...
(''Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija''),
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. It has a population of 204.
Croatian Bureau of Statistics
The Croatian Bureau of Statistics ( hr, Državni zavod za statistiku or DZS) is the Croatian national statistics bureau.
History
The bureau was formed in 1875 in Austria-Hungary as the ''Zemaljski statistički ured'' for the Kingdom of Croati ...
, Census 2001, http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/Census2001/Popis/E01_01_03/e01_01_03_zup19-3085.html
The inhabitants have a long seafaring tradition, the income from which allowed them to build, for the time, the large, affluent, stone mansions characteristic of the area.
Main tourist attractions in Kućište include:
*Windsurfing
*Hiking (Mt Illya- Sveti Ilija- 961m)
*Illyrian artifacts (Nakovane)
*Summer sports
The hamlet of Perna is located in a separate cove to the east of Kućište.
See also
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Korčula
Korčula (, it, Curzola) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It has an area of , is long and on average wide, and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 15,522 inhabitants (2011) make it the second most populous Adriatic island after ...
– 15 min. by ferry across the channel.
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Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterran ...
– less than 130 km to the southeast
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Viganj
Viganj () is a village located in the west of the Pelješac peninsula in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea, between Nakovana and Kućište. It has a population of 283.
Because the Maestral wind is common in summer time, Viganj is ...
– windsurfing village within walking distance to the west
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Orebić – 5 km to the east
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Split
Split(s) or The Split may refer to:
Places
* Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia
* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
* Split Island, Falkland Islands
* Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua
Arts, entertai ...
– 2 hours away by
hydrofoil from Korčula.
References
External links
*http://www.crosurf.com/
*http://www.korcula.net/naselja/ostalo/viganj.htm
Populated places in Dubrovnik-Neretva County
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