Konavle

Konavle (pronounced [kɔ̌naːv̞lɛ]) is a municipality and a small region located southeast of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Konavle
Municipality
Općina Konavle
Konavle Municipality
Cavtat
Cavtat
Location of Konavle within Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Location of Konavle within Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Konavle is located in Croatia
Konavle
Konavle
The location of Konavle within Croatia
Coordinates: 42°31′7″N 18°22′5″E
Country Croatia
CountyDubrovnik-Neretva County
SeatCavtat
Government
 • MayorBožo Lasić (HDZ)
Area
[1]
 • Total210.1 km2 (81.1 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total8,607
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
20 000
Area code020
Licence plateDU
Websiteopcinakonavle.hr

It is administratively part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and the center of the municipality is Cavtat.

Demographics

The total municipality population was 8,577 people in 2011, split in the following 32 settlements:[3]

In the 2011 census, 97.1% of the population were Croats.[4] Historically, inhabitants of Konavle were called Canalesi.[5]

History

In 1427, the authorities of Dubrovnik set out to eradicate Bogomilism in Konavle. Catholicism was restored there by the Franciscans in a rapid process that converted the entire population.[6] Though considerably damaged during the Croatian War of Independence, Konavle maintains its status as one of the wealthiest municipalities in all of Croatia, consistently ranking amongst the ten richest.

Geography

Konavle is actually a narrow field located between the Sniježnica mountain and the Adriatic Sea, spanning the area from the coastal town of Cavtat to the Montenegrin border at Prevlaka. Other than Cavtat, only the southernmost village of Molunat is located on the coast, while the other 30 villages are in the hinterland.

The Sniježnica peak at 1234 meters of altitude is the highest point of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and village of Kuna with its 700 m altitude is the highest village in the county. Although Gruda is the administrative center of the municipality, the largest settlement is Cavtat.

Pasjača Beach

A few kilometres from Cavtat there is "Pasjača", the 2020 most beautiful beach in Europe, hidden below the Konavle cliffs.

Transport

The airport for Dubrovnik is located near the Konavle village of Čilipi.

Notable people from Konavle

References
  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Konavle". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  4. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Dubrovnik-Neretva". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  5. William Miller, Ottoman Empire and Its Successors, 1801–1927, 3rd ed. (Cambridge University Press, 1936), p. 36.
  6. Zdenka Janeković Römer, 2005, Citizens, Inhabitants, Subjects, Foreigners, Heterodox in Medieval Dubrovnik, Građani, stanovnici, podanici, stranci, inovjerci u srednjovjekovnom Dubrovniku // Raukarov zbornik : zbornik u čast Tomislava Raukara / Budak, Neven, https://www.bib.irb.hr/268941 #page= 317-346, https://www.academia.edu/7621134/Gra%C4%91ani_stanovnici_podanici_stranci_inovjerci_u_srednjovjekovnom_Dubrovniku_Citizens_Inhabitants_Subjects_Foreigners_Heterodox_in_Medieval_Dubrovnik_ #page=13-16

42°31′07″N 18°22′05″E

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