Kali (Croatian pronunciation: [kâːli]) is a municipality in Croatia on Ugljan island in Zadar County. In the 2011 census, there were 1,638 inhabitants, 99.39% of whom were Croats.[3] Kali was mentioned in historical documents for the first time in 1299, but archaeological finds on the Orjak hill prove that life existed in this area since prehistoric times. [4]
Kali | |
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Municipality | |
 Kali municipality within the Zadar County | |
  Kali Location of Kali in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°03′46″N 15°12′20″E / 44.0628°N 15.2056°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Zadar County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Mayor | Marko Kolega |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Municipality | 1,585 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,585 |
| • Urban density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| Website | opcina-kali |
Name
editThe settlement's name is likely derived from cale, a Celtic word for port.[5]
Attractions
editKali is a fishing town[6] with a Mediterranean feeling. The old central part of the town was founded on a hillock around St. Lovre's (St. Lawrence) Church, the patron saint of the town. The famed fishermen's festival takes place under the saint's auspices every year in August.
Notes
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 Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Zadar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "O Kali - Turistička zajednica Općine Kali" (in Croatian). 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Magaš & Faričić 2000, p. 68.
- ^ Kali is also firmly committed to the local fishing industry, with trawlers crammed into the two harbours either side of its peninsula. Rough Guides (editor) (2012) Rough Guides Snapshot: Dalmatia Penguin, page 51, ISBN 978-1-4093-6154-1
Bibliography
edit- Magaš, Damir; Faričić, Josip (2000). "Geografske osnove razvitka otoka Ugljana" [Geographical Bases of the Development of the Ugljan Island] (PDF). Geoadria (in Croatian). 5 (1): 49–92. doi:10.15291/geoadria.154. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links
edit44°03′48″N 15°12′24″E / 44.06333°N 15.20667°E
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