Nakovanj or Nakovana () is a village located in the west 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 top ...
peninsula in southern
Dalmatia
Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of the Adriatic Sea, stre ...
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Croatia
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, on the inland part of the peninsula, by the road connecting
Viganj and
Lovište. It has a population of 3 (census 2011).
Nakovana is best known as an archeological site, as it has preserved artifacts indicating continuous human settlement over several millennia.
References
Populated places in Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Archaeological sites in Croatia
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