Kućište, Croatia
Village in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia
42°58′46″N 17°7′21″E / 42.97944°N 17.12250°E / 42.97944; 17.12250
Croatia
Dubrovnik-Neretva County[1]
(2021)[2]
Kućište or Kučišće (lit. 'place of houses'; also written "Kučište") is a small village on the southern coast of the Pelješac peninsula in Dubrovnik-Neretva county (Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija), Croatia.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, its population was 173.[2] It had a population of 204 in 2001.[3]
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.
Tourism
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
- Korčula – 15 min. by ferry across the channel.
- Dubrovnik – less than 130 km to the southeast
- Viganj – windsurfing village within walking distance to the west
- Orebić – 5 km to the east
- Split – 2 hours away by hydrofoil from Korčula.
References
- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2001 Census: Kućište". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2001. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2002.
External links
- http://www.crosurf.com/
- http://www.korcula.net/naselja/ostalo/viganj.htm
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Settlements of Orebić
- Donja Banda
- Kućište
- Kuna Pelješka
- Lovište
- Nakovanj
- Orebić
- Oskorušno
- Pijavičino
- Podgorje
- Podobuče
- Potomje
- Stanković
- Trstenik
- Viganj
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