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Brela

Coordinates: 43°22′11″N 16°55′21″E / 43.36972°N 16.92250°E / 43.36972; 16.92250
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For the place in California, see Brela, California.
Brela
Town
Panoramic view of beach Liskamen (front) and beach Punta Rata in Brela
Panoramic view of beach Liskamen (front) and beach Punta Rata in Brela
Country Croatia
CountySplit-Dalmatia County
Government
 • MayorStipe Ursić (HDZ)
Area
[1]
 • Total
20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
1,771
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21322
Area code021
Patron saintsSaint Stephen
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Websitewww.brela.hr

Brela (pronounced [brě̞la]) is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia, population 1,771 (2001). The municipality consists of two villages: Brela and Gornja Brela. Village Brela is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia, about 15 km northwest of Makarska.

Brela is a tourist town located between the Biokovo mountain and the Adriatic Sea. It is known as the pearl of Makarska riviera. The pearl of Adriatic or the pearl of Mediterranean is the name given to the city of Dubrovnik. In 1968 Brela was crowned as "Champion of Adriatic" for high achievements in tourist activity.

"Kamen Brela" and Punta Rata beach in Brela

The symbol of Brela is "Kamen Brela" (Brela Stone), a small rock island just off the main beach in Brela, the Punta Rata beach. In 2004, American magazine Forbes put the Punta Rata beach on the list of 10 world's most beautiful beaches, where it is ranked 6th in the world and 1st in Europe.[2]

Sunset in Brela

References

  1. ^ "Općine Splitsko - dalmatinske županije". dalmacija.hr (in Croatian). Split-Dalmatia County. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Der Badestrand „Punta rata" bei Brela wurde im Jahr 2004 vom amerikanischen Magazin „Forbes" zum schönsten Europas erklärt". focus.de (in German). Focus. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

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43°22′11″N 16°55′21″E / 43.36972°N 16.92250°E / 43.36972; 16.92250


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