Povlja
Sign in to savePovlja (, locally Povje ) is a village on the island of Brač in Croatia. The village itself is located in a deep natural harbour surrounded by many other deep natural harbours, bays (Luke). Because of that it is famous for short-term and overnight docking. There are a couple of restaurants with superb local cuisine. The village is famous for its crystal clear sea and is popular for family vacation due to its calmness. It is notable for being a completely intact Mediterranean village. Many locals rent out apartments in most houses in the village. Booking is best done well ahead of planned visit
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Within Vinony's link graph, Povlja is referenced by 25 other articles, and connects out to Croatia, Catholic Church and village.
The entry is geolocated on the map in 17, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under Brač, Populated coastal places in Croatia and Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Povlja
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Povlja, Brač, Croatia 017.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Povlja within Croatia
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Croatia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Croatia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- border|23pxSplit-Dalmatia County
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1632
- Settlement.governing_body
- Municipality of Selca
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Ivan Marijančević
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 10.8
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 1
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 335
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- settlement in Croatia
- Country
- Croatia
- Located in
- Split-Dalmatia County
- Population
- 335
- Area
- 10.8
- Elevation
- 1
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Povlja, Brač, Croatia 017.jpg
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- Commons category
- Povlja
- located in/on physical feature
- Brač
- postal code
- 21413
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Geography
- Demographics
- History
- References
Povlja (, locally Povje ) is a village on the island of Brač in Croatia. The village itself is located in a deep natural harbour surrounded by many other deep natural harbours, bays (Luke). Because of that it is famous for short-term and overnight docking. There are a couple of restaurants with superb local cuisine. The village is famous for its crystal clear sea and is popular for family vacation due to its calmness. It is notable for being a completely intact Mediterranean village. Many locals rent out apartments in most houses in the village. Booking is best done well ahead of planned visit due to high demand. The place features many beaches varying from stone, concrete to tiny pebble beaches.
== Geography == Povlja is located in a natural bay, on the east side of the Island of Brač.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Povlja” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations