Kali, Croatia

Location of Kali in Croatia
the Kali municipality within the Zadar County

Kali (Croatian pronunciation: [kâːli]) is a municipality in Croatia on Ugljan island in Zadar County. In the 2011 census, there were 1,638 inhabitants, 99.39% of whom were Croats.[1]

Attractions

Kali is a fishing town[2] with a Mediterranean feeling. The old central part of the town was founded on a hillock around St. Lovro's (St. Lawrence) Church, the patron saint of the town. The famed fishermen’s festival takes place under the saint's auspices every year in August.

Notes

  1. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Zadar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  2. Kali is also firmly committed to the local fishing industry, with trawlers crammed into the two harbours either side of its peninsula. Rough Guides (editor) (2012) Rough Guides Snapshot: Dalmatia Penguin, page 51, ISBN 978-1-4093-6154-1

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Coordinates: 44°03′48″N 15°12′24″E / 44.06333°N 15.20667°E / 44.06333; 15.20667

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