Konavle () is a municipality and a small region located southeast of

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranea ...

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. It is administratively part of 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 ...

and the center of the municipality is

Cavtat Cavtat (, it, Ragusa Vecchia, lit=Old Ragusa) is a village in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia. It is on the Adriatic Sea coast south of Dubrovnik and is the centre of the Konavle municipality. History Antiquity The original city wa ...

Demographics

The total municipality population was 8,577 people in 2011, split in the following 32 settlements: * Brotnice, population 31 *

, population 2,153 * Čilipi, population 933 * Drvenik, population 52 * Duba Konavoska, population 63 * Dubravka, population 295 * Dunave, population 155 * Đurinići, population 96 * Gabrili, population 210 * Gruda, population 741 * Jasenice, population 14 * Komaji, population 275 * Kuna Konavoska, population 17 * Lovorno, population 183 * Ljuta, population 194 * Mihanići, population 96 * Mikulići, population 88 * Močići, population 447 * Molunat, population 212 * Palje Brdo, population 130 * Pločice, population 83 * Poljice, population 70 * Popovići, population 236 * Pridvorje, population 236 *

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, population 228 * Stravča, population 60 * Šilješki, population 22 * Uskoplje, population 136 * Vitaljina, population 211 * Vodovađa, population 190 * Zastolje, population 150 *

Zvekovica Zvekovica is a village in southern Croatia, in the municipality of Konavle within Dubrovnik-Neretva County The Dubrovnik-Neretva County (; hr, Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija, ) is the southernmost county of Croatia, located in south Dalm ...

, population 570 In the 2011 census, 97.1% of the population were

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. Historically, inhabitants of Konavle were called ''Canalesi''.

History

In 1427, the authorities of Dubrovnik set out to eradicate

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in Konavle. Catholicism was restored there by the

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in a rapid process that converted the entire population.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 Though considerably damaged during the

Croatian War of Independence The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY)—and the Serb-controlled Yug ...

, Konavle maintains its status as one of the wealthiest municipalities in all of

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, consistently ranking amongst the ten richest.

Geography

Konavle is actually a narrow field located between the

Sniježnica Sniježnica is a mountain located in the southernmost part of Croatia, north of the Konavle Konavle () is a municipality and a small region located southeast of Dubrovnik, Croatia. It is administratively part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County ...

mountain and the

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, spanning the area from the coastal town of

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

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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

* Tereza Kesovija, singer *

Vlaho Bukovac Vlaho Bukovac (french: Blaise Bukovac; it, Biagio Faggioni; 4 July 1855 – 23 April 1922) was a Croatian painter and academic. His life and work were eclectic, for the artist pursued his career in a variety of locales and his style changed great ...

, painter *

Frano Supilo Frano Supilo (30 November 1870 – 25 September 1917) was a Croatian politician and journalist. He opposed the Austro-Hungarian domination of Europe prior to World War I. He participated in the debates leading to the formation of Yugoslav ...

, politician * Baltazar Bogišić, jurist & legal historian * Ivan Gundulić, poet, Konavle Count. * Anton Perich, artist, filmmaker, poet

References

External links

Molunat - The most southern tourist destination in Croatia
{{authority control Populated places in Dubrovnik-Neretva County Municipalities of Croatia Konavle