Nakovanj or Nakovana () is a village located in the west of the

Pelješac Pelješac (; Chakavian: ; ) is a peninsula in southern Dalmatia in Croatia. The peninsula is part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and is the second largest peninsula in Croatia. From the isthmus that begins at Ston, to the top of Cape Loviš ...

peninsula in southern

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; ; ) is a historical region located in modern-day Croatia and Montenegro, on the eastern shore of the Adriatic Sea. Through time it formed part of several historical states, most notably the Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Croatia (925 ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

, on the inland part of the peninsula, by the road connecting Viganj and

Lovište Lovište or Lovišće is small seaside town located in a cove near the western tip of the Pelješac peninsula in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county in Croatia. History Although the settlement was founded in the 19th century, this area was first mentione ...

. Nakovana is best known as an archeological site, as it has preserved artifacts indicating continuous human settlement over several millennia.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was just 1. It was 3 in 2011.

References

Populated places in Dubrovnik-Neretva County Archaeological sites in Croatia {{DubrovnikNeretva-geo-stub