Country Croatia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Licence plate DU Population 8,577 (2011) | Elevation 0 m (0 ft) Postal code 20 000 Area 209.2 km² Area code 020 | |
County Dubrovnik-Neretva County | ||
Konavle 1954
Konavle ([kɔ̌naːv̞lɛ]; Italian: Canali or Valle dei Canali) is a small region and municipality located southeast of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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It is administratively part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and forms a municipality with its center at Cavtat.
Konavle
Demographics
The total municipality population was 8,577 people in 2011, split in the following 32 settlements:
In the 2011 census, 97.1% of the population were Croats. Historically, inhabitants of Konavle were called Canalesi.
History
Even though considerably damaged during the Croatian War of Independence, Konavle maintain its status as one of the wealthiest counties in all of Croatia, consistently ranking amongst the ten richest counties.
Geography
Konavle is actually a narrow field located between the Sniježnica mountain and the Adriatic Sea, spanning the area from the coastal town of Cavtat to the Montenegrin border at Prevlaka. Other than Cavtat, only the southernmost village of Molunat is located on the coast, while the other 30 villages are in the hinterland.
The Sniježnica peak at 1234 meters of altitude is the highest point of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and village of Kuna with its 700 m altitude is the highest village in the county. Although Gruda is the administrative center of the municipality, the largest settlement is Cavtat.
Transport
The airport for Dubrovnik is located near the Konavle village of Čilipi.
Notable people from Konavle
