Konavle

Konavle Canali
Cavtat
Location of Konavle within Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Konavle Canali The location of Konavle within Croatia
Coordinates: 42°31′N 18°22′E
Country	Croatia
County	Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Government
• Mayor	Luka Korda (HDZ)
Area
• Total	209.25 km2 (80.8 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	8,250
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	20 000
Area code(s)	020
Licence plate	DU
Website	konavle.hr

Konavle (pronounced [kɔ̌naːv̞lɛ]; Italian: Canali or Valle dei Canali) is a small region and municipality located southeast of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

It is administratively part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and forms a municipality with its center at Gruda with a total population of 8,250 people (2001) split in 32 villages, in which 96.5% are Croats. Even though considerably damaged during the Croatian War of Independence, Konavle maintain its status as one of the wealthiest counties in all of Croatia, consistently ranking amongst the ten richest counties.

Konavle is actually a narrow field located between the Sniježnica mountain and the Adriatic Sea, spanning 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 is the administrative center of the municipality, the largest settlement is Cavtat.

The airport for Dubrovnik is located near the Konavle village of Čilipi.

Notable people from Konavle

• Tereza Kesovija, singer
• Vlaho Bukovac, painter
• Frano Supilo, politician
• Baltazar Bogišić, jurist & legal historian
• Ivan Gundulic, poet, Konavle Count.
• Anton Perich, artist, filmmaker, poet

External links

• http://www.gruda.org/