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Korčula (Croatian: [kɔ̂ːrtʃula] ⓘ, Italian: Curzola) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It has an area of 279 km 2 (108 sq mi), is 46.8 km (29.1 mi) long and on average 7.8 km (4.8 mi) wide, and lies just off the Dalmatian coast. Its 15,522 inhabitants (2011) make it the second most populous Adriatic island after Krk.
Korčula (pronounced 'KOR-chu-la') is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in Southern Dalmatia, near Dubrovnik. According to some sources, Marco Polo may have been born here. Understand [ edit] Korčula is also the name of the eastern-most town on the island. Another town is Vela Luka, 43 km in the west, from where many ferries go.
Korčula (staronjemački: Kurzel, talijanski: Curzola, grčki: Κόρκυρα Μέλαινα, Korkyra Melaina, latinski: Corcyra Nigra) je hrvatski otok u Jadranskom moru pored dalmatinske obale. Razvijeno je poljodjelstvo, ribolov, brodogradnja i turizam . Osnovni podaci.
The island of Korcula and the peninsula of Peljesac were inhabited even in the Neolithic Age, i.e. six to eight thousand years ago. There are numerous archaeological findings from that time, ranging from the first settlements, caves, tumili, and old stone buildings (gradine) to the earliest tools such as stone axes, pieces of ceramics and flint ...
Oct 2, 2022 · You’d be forgiven for never hearing of Korčula, a small Dalmatian island of just 276 square kilometres, neatly tucked beneath mainland Croatia’s sprawling coastline. Despite its proximity to ever-popular Dubrovnik and Hvar, Korčula receives decidedly less airtime than other idyllic stone towns in the Adriatic.
Korčula city, Korčula island, Croatia. Korčula, island in the Adriatic Sea, off the Dalmatian coast, in Croatia. With an area of 107 square miles (276 square km), it has a hilly interior rising to 1,863 feet (568 metres). The Greeks colonized it in the 4th century bce.
