Živogošće (Italian: Svogoschia) is a tourist locality in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, located between Makarska and Drvenik, that belongs to municipality Podgora. It consists of three smaller localities on the coast (Porat, Mala Duba i Blato) which are approximately 1,5 km apart. 50m away from the coast, along the old road, there are also two older localities Strnj and Murava.
Živogošće | |
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 Živogošće | |
  Živogošće | |
| Coordinates: 43°11′20″N 17°9′23″E / 43.18889°N 17.15639°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Split-Dalmatia County |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.2 km2 (8.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 416 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
Position
editŽivogošće is about 20 km southeast of Makarska, 80 km southeast of Split and 120 km northwest of Dubrovnik.
Živogošće is stretched along the Adriatic Highway, the main Croatian road on the Adriatic sea.
Demographics
editAccording to the 2021.[3] census, the total population of Živogošće is 416.
| population | 542 | 599 | 629 | 792 | 789 | 818 | 779 | 695 | 612 | 538 | 461 | 434 | 402 | 457 | 538 | 509 | 416 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
Main sights
edit- The Franciscan monastery of the St. Cross
- Licinianus Epigram
Notable natives/residents
edit- Mate Điković - Famous soccer player Mate Điković was born in Živogošće. He spent most of his playing career in Tiger Sharks and retired in 2012.
References
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
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