Pelješac (Chakavian: Pelišac) is a peninsula in southern Croatia, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Chakavian dialect ( Čakavian; Croatian: čakavski, proper name čakavica or čakavština) is a dialect of the Croatian language A peninsula is a piece of land that is nearly surrounded by Water but connected to Mainland via an Isthmus. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Dubrovnik-Neretva county - Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija is the southernmost Croatian and Dalmatian county It is second largest peninsula in Croatia. From the isthmus that begins at Ston, to the top of Cape Lovišta, it is 65 km long. Ston is a village and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula The name 'Pelješac' is most likely derived from the name of a hill above town of Orebić, which is Pelisac. This is a relatively new name for the peninsula. Throughout history other names have been used such as Stonski rat, Puncta Stagni, Ponta di Stagno and Sabioncello. The main town of Peljesac, Ston, with its large fortifications, built by the'Republic of Dubrovnik' has the second longest walls in Europe and perhaps one of the oldest salt panes in this part of the world. Ston is a village and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula
The Strait of Pelješac is located at its other end, and it divides the peninsula from the island of Korčula. Korčula ( Greek Κορκυρα Μελαινα Latin Corcyra Nigra, Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic Krkar, Venetian
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Municipalities
Administratively the peninsula is divided into the municipalities of:
- Orebić in the western part, with 4,165 inhabitants (2001)
- Trpanj in the northwest, with 871 people
- Janjina in the center, 593 people
- Ston in the east, with 2,605 residents
History
The history of Peljesac is dating, earliest known, from ancient Greece time. Municipality According to the 2001 census there were 4165 residents in the municipality of Orebić with 93% Croats. Trpanj is a town and municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in south eastern Croatia. Janjina is a village located right in the center of the Pelješac peninsula and Municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county in Croatia. Ston is a village and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula In 1333 the Republic of Ragusa bought Peljesac from the Serbian Kingdom of Tsar Dušan. The Republic of The Kingdom of Serbia ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевина Србија Serbian Latinica Kraljevina Srbija) was created when Prince Milan Obrenović ruler Dušan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Душан) is a Slavic name predominantly used by Serbs, Czechs, Slovaks and Slovenes. The French Empire occupied the region in 1806 and abolishing the old Republic, turned it in 1808 into Illyrian Provinces region. The Illyrian Provinces (Provinces illyriennes Ilirske province Ilirske pokrajne Province Illiriche were lands on the north and east coasts of the Adriatic Sea which were In 1815 it was awarded to the Austrian Empire, since 1867 a part of the Cisleithanian part of the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. Cisleithania (Cisleithanien Předlitavsko was the name of the Austrian part of Austria-Hungary, the Dual monarchy created in 1867 and dissolved in 1918 Between 1918 and 1991 it was a part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija
Bridge
An additional connection between Pelješac and the mainland is planned to be created through the Pelješac bridge. The Pelješac bridge is a Bridge intended to connect the Croatian Peninsula of Pelješac with the Croatian mainland spanning the bay between Once completed, bridge would physically connect all of Croatia, which is broken due to the strip of Bosnia and Herzegovina that passing through Croatia, granting them sea access. Due to this, the start of construction has been continually delayed until shipping rights and boundaries can be properly defined between the two countries.
See also
External links
- Map of Pelješac
- Orebić tourist board
- Orebić & Pelješac-Info
- Pelješac information site
- Pelješac Travel
- Pelješac Tourist
- Peljesac Travel Guide
- Peljesac Diving center
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