Slano is a village in southern

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with a small harbour in the bay of the same name. It is located 27 km northwest of

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History

The area of Slano was already populated in the prehistoric period (ruins of a hill-fort and

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on the nearby hills) and in ancient times (a

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on the hill Gradina; early Christian sarcophagi, today exhibited in front of the

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church).Croatia: Aspects of Art, Architecture and Cultural Heritage
by John Julius Norwich In 1399, Slano fell under the rule of the

Republic of Ragusa hr, Sloboda se ne prodaje za sve zlato svijeta it, La libertà non si vende nemmeno per tutto l'oro del mondo"Liberty is not sold for all the gold in the world" , population_estimate = 90 000 in the XVI Century , currency = ...

; once the duke's seat (duke's palace, reconstructed at the end of the 19th century). The summer villa of the Ohmučević family is situated in the vicinity. The present

church was built in the 16th century; the main altar is adorned with a polyptych by

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. The parish church of Saint Blaise from 1407 was reconstructed in the Baroque period. The churches of the Annunciation and of St. Peter, both dating back to the 13th century, are located in Banja.

Today

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, olive-growing, viniculture, fruit-growing,

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, herbs (

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and tourism are the main occupations. Slano lies on the main coastal road (M2, E65). Yachts can anchor in the small protected Banja cove and an anchoring-ground for larger yachts lies off the entrance to the cove, to the southwest of Cape Gornji.

Gallery

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References

{{Authority control Populated places in Dubrovnik-Neretva County