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

Pojezerje Pojezerje is a municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in the southwest of Croatia. It has a population of 1,223 (census 2001), in which absolute majority are Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a ...

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 fort next to the

Neretva The Neretva ( sr-cyrl, Неретва, ), also known as Narenta, is one of the largest rivers of the eastern part of the Adriatic basin. Four HE power-plants with large dams (higher than 150,5 metres) provide flood protection, power and water s ...

, opposite the

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of the

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Norin, which was built by the

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to defend against

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incursions. It's a protected 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 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