Mali Lošinj

Coordinates: 44°32′N 14°28′E / 44.533°N 14.467°E / 44.533; 14.467
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Mali Lošinj
Lussinpiccolo
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51 550
Area code051
Websitemali-losinj.hr

Mali Lošinj (Italian: Lussinpiccolo, Venetian: Lusinpicolo) is a town in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, on the island of Lošinj, in western Croatia. At the time of the 2021 census, there were 7,537 inhabitants, of whom 86% were Croats. The town of Mali Lošinj itself had an urban population of 5,561.[2]

The favourable climatic conditions, the construction of hotels and resorts, foresting, and maintenance of beaches have led to the intensive development of tourism. The town is located in the most protected part of the Lošinj bay, on the eastern, sunny side of the island.

The asteroid 10415 Mali Lošinj is named after this town.[3]

History

View of the town

The town was first mentioned in 1398, under the name Malo selo ("small village"). In 1868, it experienced its golden year. There were as many as eleven shipyards, and it became the place with the largest and most developed merchant marine in the

Monhegan Island- captains of all sorts of vessels, from thirty thousand ton liners to hundred ton merchant brigs."[4]

With the invention of the steam engine a stagnation in development ensued, and with the outbreak of the grapevine disease peronospora. Previously part of the

Treaty of Rapallo
it was given to the Kingdom of Italy. In 1947, it was incorporated into Yugoslavia. Its incorporation into socialist Yugoslavia led to mass emigration of the Italian population. After World War II there were only 2,200 residents left. In 1991, it became part of present-day Croatia.

Population

Town of Mali Lošinj: Population trends 1857–2021
population
11862
11929
12271
12303
12267
13634
12058
11659
9079
8287
8168
6844
7466
8825
8388
8116
7537
18571869188018901900191019211931194819531961197119811991200120112021
Sources: Croatian Bureau of Statistics publications

Settlements

Administratively, the town of Mali Lošinj comprises 14

settlements, of which several are islands. Each of them is listed below, with their respective population as of 2021.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Mali Lošinj (1971–2000, extremes 1961–2014)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.4
(63.3) 		20.4
(68.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		26.1
(79.0) 		34.5
(94.1) 		35.6
(96.1) 		36.3
(97.3) 		37.4
(99.3) 		32.4
(90.3) 		29.2
(84.6) 		23.1
(73.6) 		18.9
(66.0) 		37.4
(99.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4) 		10.7
(51.3) 		13.2
(55.8) 		16.3
(61.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		25.2
(77.4) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.4
(83.1) 		24.2
(75.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		14.6
(58.3) 		11.4
(52.5) 		18.6
(65.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2) 		7.9
(46.2) 		9.9
(49.8) 		12.8
(55.0) 		17.4
(63.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.0
(75.2) 		20.3
(68.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		12.0
(53.6) 		9.2
(48.6) 		15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6) 		5.8
(42.4) 		7.5
(45.5) 		10.0
(50.0) 		14.2
(57.6) 		17.8
(64.0) 		20.6
(69.1) 		20.7
(69.3) 		17.5
(63.5) 		14.1
(57.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		7.3
(45.1) 		12.6
(54.7)
Record low °C (°F) −6.7
(19.9) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		2.9
(37.2) 		6.3
(43.3) 		9.7
(49.5) 		12.7
(54.9) 		10.0
(50.0) 		9.7
(49.5) 		5.0
(41.0) 		1.1
(34.0) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		−6.7
(19.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 75.0
(2.95) 		69.4
(2.73) 		66.1
(2.60) 		69.2
(2.72) 		59.5
(2.34) 		67.9
(2.67) 		30.9
(1.22) 		57.0
(2.24) 		105.7
(4.16) 		109.1
(4.30) 		125.1
(4.93) 		95.8
(3.77) 		930.5
(36.63)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.1 8.4 9.3 10.3 10.0 8.3 5.4 6.0 8.6 10.0 11.3 10.4 108.3
Average snowy days (≥ 1.0 cm) 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		74.1 70.6 70.9 70.8 70.7 67.9 63.5 65.6 71.2 72.7 72.8 73.5 70.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 108.5 158.1 182.9 216.0 282.1 315.0 356.5 325.5 246.0 182.9 114.0 99.2 2,586.7
Percent possible sunshine 40 53 53 56 64 71 79 77 67 56 43 39 61
Source: Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service[5][6]

Mayors

No. Name Term of office Political Affiliation
1 Mario Hofmann 1991 1993 HNS-LD
2 Dragan Balija 1993 2005 PGS
3
Gari Capelli
 2005 2016 HDZ
4 Ana Kučić 2017 Incumbent HDZ

Gallery

Notable people

References

  1. Wikidata Q119585703
    .
  2. ^ a b c "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8
    .
  4. ^ Roberts, Kenneth (1938). Trending Into Maine. Little, Brown Co. p. 165.
  5. ^ "Mali Lošinj Climate Normals" (PDF). Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Mjesečne vrijednosti za Mali Lošinj u razdoblju1961−2014" (in Croatian). Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service. Retrieved 3 December 2015.

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