Country Croatia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code(s) +385 20 | Elevation 0 m (0 ft) Postal code 20 230 | |
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County Dubrovnik-Neretva county | ||
Ston ([stɔ̂n]; Italian: Stagno) is a village and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula. The town of Ston is the center of the Ston municipality.
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Municipality
In the 2011 census, the total population of the municipality of Ston was 2,407, in the following settlements:
In the same census, Croats made up an absolute majority with 98.50% of the population.
History
Stefan Vojislav (fl. 1018–43) held the Byzantine titles of archon, and toparch of the Dalmatian kastra of Zeta and Ston.
Ston is also known for its saltworks which were run by the Republic of Ragusa and the Ottoman Empire.
Walls of Ston
Ston was a major fort of the Ragusan Republic whose defensive walls were regarded as a notable feat of medieval architecture. The town's inner wall measures 890 metres in length, while the Great Wall outside the town has a circumference of 5 km. The walls extend to Mali Ston ("Little Ston"), a smaller town on the northern side of the Pelješac isthmus and the end of the Bay of Mali Ston, notable for its mariculture.