Bol is a municipality consisting of the town of Bol and the village Murvica on the south side of the island of

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. In the 2021 census, the total population was 1,678. The population consists of 1,661 Croats and 17 foreigners. The most common family names in Bol are Marinković, Karmelić, Eterović, Baković, and Pavišić. In the 2011 census, the total population was 1,630. Bol Croatia

Bol (its name is derived from the Latin word "''vallum''") is renowned for its most popular beach, the

Zlatni Rat The Zlatni Rat, often referred to as the Golden Cape or Golden Horn (translated from the local Chakavian dialect), is a spit of land located about west from the harbour town of Bol on the southern coast of the Croatian island of Brač, in the ...

("Golden cape" or "Golden horn"). It is a

promontory A promontory is a raised mass of land that projects into a lowland or a body of water (in which case it is a peninsula). Most promontories either are formed from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the s ...

composed mostly of pebble rock that visibly shifts with current, wind, and waves. The

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water at Zlatni Rat is crystal clear. There is a beach on either side of the promontory (spit). Bol is a popular tourist destination known for its harbourside bars, restaurants, and

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conditions. Golden Cape

Bol is also known for its Dominican monastery, and its church of St. Mary of Mercy, built and rebuilt at various stages throughout the 16th century. It received its present-day Baroque form in 1641. The main altar, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, is the work of the world-famous Venetian painter

Jacopo Tintoretto Jacopo Robusti (late September or early October 1518Bernari and de Vecchi 1970, p. 83.31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto ( ; , ), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized the ...

. The authenticity of the painting is confirmed by records of the monastery archives, which describe the acquisition of this precious painting in detail. The Dominican Monastery museum is rich with artifacts and is known for its valuable art collection, it also contains several paintings by Tripo Kokolja. Dominican monastery in Bol 02

Also one of the things Bol is known for is its red wine

Plavac Mali Plavac Mali (), a cross between Crljenak Kaštelanski ( ancestral Zinfandel) and Dobričić grapes, is the primary red wine grape grown along the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. The name refers to the small blue grapes that the vines produce: in Cr ...

. Plavac Mali, among other wines, is currently produced by the Stina vinery in the center of the town of Bol. The building where the winery is located was originally built in 1903 by the local Viners guild, which is also the oldest Viners guild in

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Climate

Since records began in 1981, the highest temperature recorded at the local weather station was , on 9 August 2017. The coldest temperature was , on 7 January 2017.

Demographics

In 2021, the municipality had 1678 residents in the following 2 settlements: *Bol, population 1656 * Murvica, population 22

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Bol is twinned with: *

Omiš Omiš () is a town and port in the Dalmatia region of Croatia, and a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County. The town is approximately south-east of Croatia's second largest city, Split (city), Split, where the Cetina River meets the Adriatic ...

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