Račišće () is a village on the island of

Korčula Korčula () is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It has an area of , is long and on average wide, and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 15,522 inhabitants (2011) make it the second most populous Adriatic island after Krk. The populat ...

, part of the

Dubrovnik-Neretva The Dubrovnik-Neretva County (; , ) is the southernmost county of Croatia. The county seat is Dubrovnik and other large towns are Korčula, Metković, Opuzen and Ploče. The Municipality of Neum, which belongs to neighbouring Bosnia and Herze ...

county in

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 ...

Geography

Korčula is an island in the southern half of

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 ...

, Račišće being located at the northern side of the island. The village is situated 12 kilometers west of the old town of

. It is situated on 31 m above sea level.

History

Račišće was established in the second half of the 17th century by refugees from

Makarska Makarska () is a town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split (city), Split and northwest of Dubrovnik, in the Split-Dalmatia County. Makarska is a prominent regional tourist center, located on a horseshoe-shaped bay bet ...

, fleeing the Ottomans. In 1730 the island and village was settled by refugees from

Herzegovina Herzegovina ( or ; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Hercegovina, separator=" / ", Херцеговина, ) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical Regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia (reg ...

Churches

*Church of the Mother of God (''Bogorodica''), or Church of St. Blasius (Sv. Vlaho), with Baroque Loggia, built in 1682 *Church of St. Nicholas (Sv. Nikola), built in the 19th century

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 379. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 477.Croatian Census 2001 (Popis stanovništva 2001)
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References

External links

Racisce.info

Korčula Populated places in Dubrovnik-Neretva County Populated coastal places in Croatia {{DubrovnikNeretva-geo-stub