Koločep
Kalamota | |
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Geography | |
Location | Adriatic Sea |
Archipelago | Elaphiti Islands |
Area | 2.44 km2 (0.94 sq mi)[1] |
Coastline | 12.9 km (8.02 mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 125 m (410 ft)[2] |
Highest point | Križ[2] |
Administration | |
Croatia | |
County | Dubrovnik-Neretva |
Demographics | |
Population | 231 (2021) |
Pop. density | 94.67/km2 (245.19/sq mi) |
Koločep (pronounced [kɔ̂lɔtʃɛp]; locally known as Kalamota from Italian: Calamotta) is one of the three inhabited Elaphiti Islands situated near the city of Dubrovnik with an area of 2.44 square kilometres (0.94 square miles).[1] Koločep is the southernmost inhabited island in Croatia.[3] According to the 2021 census, its population was 231.[4] In the 2011 census, the population of the island was 163.[5]
Location and access
The island of Koločep lies at a distance of 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) from the closest point on the mainland and about the same distance from the peninsula of
The island lent its name to Koločepski Channel - a part of the Adriatic Sea between the Olipa and Koločep islands and the mainland opposite of them.[6]
Population and transportation
There are two settlements on the island called Gornje Čelo and Donje Čelo.[7] Both are situated in their respective coves and connected with a 1.5-kilometre (0.9-mile) paved road.[8] Koločep is car free but many paths and walkways criss-cross the island.
1857 | 1910 | 1921 | 1948 | 1991 | 2011 | 2021 |
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405 | 237 | 218 | 251 | 148 | 163 | 231 |
Climate and vegetation
Koločep has an average of 215 sunny days a year.
Clear waters surrounding the island range from deep blue to turquoise aqua. The coastline has with a number of hidden coves: the Blue Cave can be accessed swimming from one such cove on the south side of the island. An area off shore where
The islands flora includes stands of tall pine and
History
Earliest known traces of human habitation date to the times of
Dubrovnik Čilipi approach
A non-directional beacon used for landing at Dubrovnik Čilipi airport is located on Koločep Island.[11]
References
- ^ a b c Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1 : 25 000" (PDF). Geoadria. 9 (1). . Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ a b Magaš, Faričić & Surić 2001, p. 35.
- ^ "Znate li koji je najjužniji hrvatski otok". danas.hr (originally rtl.hr) (in Croatian). 12 February 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ POPULATION BY AGE AND SEX, BY SETTLEMENTS, 2021 CENSUS - DZS Croatian Bureau of Statistics (in Croatian)
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Koločep". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
- ^ "Koločepski Kanal" [Koločepski Channel] (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Footprint Croatia by Jane Foster. page 276
- ^ Glamuzina & Glamuzina 1999, p. 97.
- ^ Glamuzina & Glamuzina 1999, p. 93.
- ^ a b Glamuzina & Glamuzina 1999, p. 91.
- ISBN 9780275972790.
Bibliography
- Glamuzina, Martin; Glamuzina, Nikola (1999). "Suvremena geografska problematika otoka Lopuda i Koločepa" [Recent Geographical Problematics of the Lopud and Koločep Islands] (PDF). Geoadria (in Croatian). 4 (1): 89–100. . Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- Magaš, Damir; Faričić, Josip; Surić, Maša (2001). "Elafitsko otočje - fizičko-geografska obilježja u funkciji društveno-gospodarskog razvitka" [Elaphites Islands – Physical-Geographical Characteristics in Function of Socio-Economical Development] (PDF). Geoadria (in Croatian). 6 (1): 31–55. . Retrieved 25 December 2019.