Kućište
Village
View of village with church, post office and other main buildings
View of village with church, post office and other main buildings
Kućište is located in Croatia
Kućište
Kućište
Coordinates: 42°58′46″N 17°7′21″E / 42.97944°N 17.12250°E / 42.97944; 17.12250
Country Croatia
County Dubrovnik-Neretva County
MunicipalityOrebić
Area
  Total2.5 sq mi (6.6 km2)
Population
 (2021)[2]
  Total173
  Density68/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
View from Korcula

Kućište or Kučišće (lit.'place of houses'; also written "Kučište") is a small village on the southern coast of the Pelješac peninsula in Dubrovnik-Neretva county (Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija), Croatia.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, its population was 173.[2] It had a population of 204 in 2001.[3]

The inhabitants have a long seafaring tradition, the income from which allowed them to build, for the time, the large, affluent, stone mansions characteristic of the area.

Tourism

Main tourist attractions in Kućište include:

  • Windsurfing
  • Hiking (Mt Illya- Sveti Ilija- 961m)
  • Illyrian artifacts (Nakovane)
  • Summer sports

The hamlet of Perna is located in a separate cove to the east of Kućište.

See also

  • Korčula – 15 min. by ferry across the channel.
  • Dubrovnik – less than 130 km to the southeast
  • Viganj – windsurfing village within walking distance to the west
  • Orebić – 5 km to the east
  • Split – 2 hours away by hydrofoil from Korčula.

References

  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2001 Census: Kućište". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2001. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2002.
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