Katun mainly refers to a form of autonomous medieval community in the

Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

, generally made up of semi-nomadic herders (see Katun (community)). The term has been preserved in some local place names: * Katun (Vranje), a village in

Vranje Vranje ( sr-Cyrl, Врање, ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 55,214 while the city administrative area has 74,381 inhabitan ...

Municipality,

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* Katun (Aleksinac), a village in

Aleksinac Aleksinac ( sr-Cyrl, Алексинац) is a town and municipality located in the Nišava District of Southern and Eastern Serbia, southern Serbia. According to 2022 census, the municipality has a population of 43,258 inhabitants. History Preh ...

Municipality, Serbia * Gornji Katun, a village in

Varvarin Varvarin ( sr-cyr, Варварин, ) is a town and municipality located in the Rasina District of central Serbia. Population of the town is 1,805, and population of the municipality is 14,217 (2022 census). History The town is notable as the sit ...

Municipality, Serbia * Donji Katun, a village in Varvarin Municipality, Serbia * Katun, Pljevlja, a village in

Pljevlja Pljevlja (, ) is a town located in the Northern Montenegro, Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along Ćehotina, Ćehotina river. The town lies at an altitude of . In the Middle Ages, Pljevlja had been a crossroad of the important commercial ...

Municipality,

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* , a small province (''nahiya'') during the Ottoman rule in Montenegro * Katun, Poreč, a village in

Poreč Poreč (; known also by several alternative names) is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, west Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, which was designated a UN ...

Municipality, Croatia

Other places

Katúň Katúň is a small settlement close to Spišské Podhradie, Slovakia (48° 59' N, 20° 44' E). The settlement contains an ancient bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it ...

, a village in eastern

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Katun (river) The Katun ( ; ) is a river in the Altai Republic and the Altai Krai of Russia. It forms the Ob as it joins the Biya some southwest of Biysk.

, a tributary of the Ob in

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Katun Nature Reserve Katun Nature Reserve () (also Katunsky) is a Russian zapovednik (strict nature reserve) located in the highlands of the central Altai Mountains of south Siberia. The Katun River runs down through a valley in the reserve, serving as the primary so ...

, a Russian nature reserve in the

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, Russia * Katun, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province,

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Other uses

* ''Katun'' (album), a 2007 album by the Mexican death metal band Hacavitz * K'atun, a period of time spanning 20 tuns or 7,200 days in the pre-Columbian Maya calendar * Katun (roller coaster), a roller coaster at the Mirabilandia Amusement Park near Ravenna, Italy {{disambiguation, geo