Kali
Municipality
Kali municipality within the Zadar County
Kali municipality within the Zadar County
Kali is located in Croatia
Kali
Kali
Location of Kali in Croatia
Coordinates: 44°03′46″N 15°12′20″E / 44.0628°N 15.2056°E / 44.0628; 15.2056
Country Croatia
CountyZadar County
Government
 • Municipal MayorMarko Kolega
Area
[1]
 • Municipality9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
 • Urban
9.4 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Municipality1,585
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,585
 • Urban density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Websiteopcina-kali.hr

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 In the 2011 census, there were 1,638 inhabitants, 99.39% of whom were Croats.[3] Kali was mentioned in historical documents for the first time in 1299, but archaeological finds on the Orjak hill prove that life existed in this area since prehistoric times.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]

Name

The settlement's name is likely derived from cale, a Celtic word for port.[5]

Attractions

Kali 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

  1. ↑ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "O Kali - Turistička zajednica Općine Kali" (in Croatian). 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  5. ↑ Magaš & Faričić 2000, p. 68.
  6. ↑ 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

44°03′48″N 15°12′24″E / 44.06333°N 15.20667°E / 44.06333; 15.20667



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