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Valun

Coordinates: 44°54′19″N 14°21′35″E / 44.90524°N 14.35980°E / 44.90524; 14.35980
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Valun
Vallòn di Cherso
Village
View from beach
View from beach
Valun is located in Croatia
Valun
Valun
Coordinates: 44°54′19″N 14°21′35″E / 44.90524°N 14.35980°E / 44.90524; 14.35980
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
TownCres
Area
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 • Total
8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
64
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51557
Area code051
Vehicle registrationRI

Valun (Italian: Vallòn di Cherso) is a village located on the Croatian island of Cres, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar. Administratively, it is part of the town of Cres. As of 2021, it had a population of 64.[2]

Valun is a fisherman’s village located to the southwest of the town of Cres. The village of Valun was founded as a port of the now abandoned village of Bućov.

The village is famous for being the location where one of the oldest Croatian Glagolitic inscriptions, the Valun tablet, was found.

Architecture

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A church dedicated to Saint Nicholas (44°54′26″N 14°21′34″E / 44.9073°N 14.3594°E / 44.9073; 14.3594) is on the cape in Valun.

The church Sv. Marije kod Krunice (44°54′17″N 14°21′39″E / 44.9047°N 14.3609°E / 44.9047; 14.3609), dedicated to Saint Mary, is in the bight of Valun.

A chapel dedicated to the Sacred Heart (44°54′01″N 14°21′46″E / 44.9002°N 14.36276°E / 44.9002; 14.36276) is on the road from Valun to the plateau.

A Church dedicated to Saint Mark (44°53′50″N 14°21′49″E / 44.89731°N 14.36349°E / 44.89731; 14.36349) is on the plateau above Valun.

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  • Crnikova bay
    Crnikova bay
  • City centre
    City centre
  • View from sea
    View from sea
  • Valun bay
    Valun bay

References

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  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" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.

Further reading

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  • Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Valun". Hrvatska enciklopedija (online ed.). Archived from the original on 2023-12-27.
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