Okrug Gornji

Coordinates: 43°29′41.1″N 16°15′55.8″E / 43.494750°N 16.265500°E / 43.494750; 16.265500
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Okruk Gornji is a village in the municipality of Okrug, Croatia, located on the western side of the island of Čiovo. Okruk Gornji (lit.'Upper Okruk') is a traditional Dalmatian village, paired with Okruk Donji (lit.'Lower Okruk').

Newly built holiday homes and hotels along the island's coast have linked Trogir and Okruk Gornji into a continuous urban and suburban area. Okruk Gornji is a traditional fishing harbor at the end of a beach, while Okrug Donji remains a separate village further west. The region has a mild Mediterranean climate, dense subtropical and Mediterranean vegetation, an archipelago of little islands, little bays and beaches. [3]

There are many restaurants and taverns in Okruk Gornji and Donji with a varied choice of original Dalmatian specialities.

The average temperature is 16.3 °C (61 °F) and there is an average of 281 days per year with an average temperature above 10 °C (50 °F).[3] Okrug is claimed to be one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Croatia with its 2,670 hours of sunshine per year.

References

  1. Wikidata Q119585703
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  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. ^ a b "O općini". okrug.hr (in Croatian). Okruk Municipality. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-10.

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