Nakovanj

Coordinates: 43°00′12″N 17°04′58″E / 43.00333°N 17.08278°E / 43.00333; 17.08278
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Nakovanj
Nakovana
Village
Nakovanj is located in Croatia
Nakovanj
Nakovanj
Coordinates: 43°00′12″N 17°04′58″E / 43.00333°N 17.08278°E / 43.00333; 17.08278
Country Croatia
County Dubrovnik-Neretva County
MunicipalityOrebić
Area
 • Total6.7 sq mi (17.4 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1
 • Density0.15/sq mi (0.057/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Nakovanj or Nakovana (lit.'anvil') is a village located in the west of the Pelješac peninsula in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, on the inland part of the peninsula, by the road connecting Viganj and Lovište.

Nakovana is best known as an archeological site, as it has preserved artifacts indicating continuous human settlement over several millennia.[3]

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2021 census, its population was just 1.[2] It was 3 in 2011.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ Dragojević, Vicko (17 June 2022). "Tajne života kroz tisuće godina Nakovane" (in Croatian). Croatian Radiotelevision.
  4. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Nakovanj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.