Konavle ( pronounced [kɔ̌naːv̞lɛ] ) is a municipality and a small Dalmatian subregion located southeast of Dubrovnik , Croatia .
11-539: The region is administratively part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and the center of the municipality is Cavtat . The total municipality population was 8,577 people in 2011, split in the following 32 settlements : In the 2011 census, 97.1% of the population were Croats . Historically, inhabitants of Konavle were called Canalesi . Konavle gets its name from the Latin word canalis , and refers to
22-772: Is the administrative center of the municipality, the largest settlement is Cavtat. A few kilometres from Cavtat there is Pasjača , selected by Forbes in 2024 as the most beautiful beach in Europe, hidden below the Konavle cliffs. The airport for Dubrovnik is located near the Konavle village of Čilipi . 42°31′07″N 18°22′05″E / 42.51861°N 18.36806°E / 42.51861; 18.36806 Dubrovnik-Neretva County The Dubrovnik-Neretva County ( pronounced [dǔbroːʋniːk-něreːtʋa] ; Croatian : Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija , pronounced [dǔbroʋat͡ʃko-nerěːtʋanskaː ʒupǎnija] )
33-458: Is the southernmost county of Croatia . The county seat is Dubrovnik and other large towns are Korčula , Metković , Opuzen and Ploče . The Municipality of Neum , which belongs to neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina , divides the county in two parts which are connected only by the Pelješac Bridge . The southern part of the county consists of Dubrovnik and the surrounding area, including
44-408: Is usually less subject to customs controls in order to reduce the traffic congestion. The road connecting Dubrovnik to the rest of the country via Neum has one lane per direction and bus lines passing through Neum often make rest stops there so that passengers can take advantage of lower Bosnian taxes and purchase tobacco and alcoholic beverages as they tend to be cheaper there. On the local level,
55-657: The Pelješac peninsula, and the islands of Korčula , Lastovo , Mljet , Šipan , Lopud and Koločep . The northern part of the county includes the Neretva Delta , the Baćina lakes north of Ploče, and a swath of hinterland near the southernmost slopes of Biokovo and around the hill of Rujnica. The northern part of the Mljet island is a national park . The Lastovo archipelago is a designated nature park . The southernmost tip of
66-507: The Dubrovnik-Neretva County is further subdivided into 5 towns ( grad , pl. gradovi ) and 17 municipalities ( općina , pl. općine ). As of the 2021 census, the county had 115,564 residents. The population density is 65 people per km . As of the 2011 census, the county had 122,568 residents. The population density is 69 people per km . At the 2021 census, ethnic Croats formed the vast majority with 94.2% of
77-477: The area from the coastal town of Cavtat to the Montenegrin border at Prevlaka . Other than Cavtat, only the southernmost village of Molunat is located on the coast, while the other 30 villages are in the hinterland. The Sniježnica peak at 1234 meters of altitude is the highest point of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and village of Kuna with its 700 m altitude is the highest village in the county. Although Gruda
88-542: The county is the Prevlaka peninsula at the border with Montenegro . It is the only Croatian county that borders Montenegro. Although the 9 kilometres-long stretch of coast belonging to Neum effectively makes the southern part of the county an exclave (disconnecting it from mainland Croatia) it is still connected with the rest of the country via the Pelješac Bridge. Road traffic going to and from Dubrovnik through Neum
99-518: The irrigation canals that supplied water from the spring in the village of Vodovađa via Kuna Konavoska to the ancient Greek colony of Epidaurum ( Cavtat ). In 1427, the authorities of Dubrovnik set out to eradicate Bogomilism in Konavle. Catholicism was restored there by the Franciscans in a rapid process that converted the entire population. During the Croatian War of Independence
110-468: The population, followed by Bosniaks at 1,4%, Serbs at 1.2% and 3.2% being other ethnic groups combined. 42°39′13″N 18°05′41″E / 42.65361°N 18.09472°E / 42.65361; 18.09472 Mljet National Park The Mljet National Park is a national park that covers the western part of the Adriatic island of Mljet , in the south of Croatia . Its area includes
121-588: The region was occupied from October 1991 to May 1992 by Yugoslav Army forces from the Republic of Montenegro . Though considerably damaged at the time of its liberation, Konavle maintains its status as one of the wealthiest municipalities in all of Croatia , consistently ranking amongst the ten richest. Konavle is actually a narrow field located between the Sniježnica mountain and the Adriatic Sea , spanning
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