Povile

Povile
Village
Povile
Coordinates: 45°07′N 14°49′E / 45.117°N 14.817°E / 45.117; 14.817
Country  Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Municipality Novi Vinodolski
Population (2011)[1]
  Total 231
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Panorama of the Povile harbor

Povile is a fisherman's village in Croatia on the Adriatic coast beneath the old town of Ledenice (cro. Ledenička Gradina). It is connected by the D8 highway. It has two little chapels, St. Mary Magdalene (Croatian: Sv. Marija Magdalena) and St. John (Croatian: Sv. Ivan). The former is still in use and the latter now is a private storage. The chapel of St. Mary Magdalene was built in the 14th century and St. Mary Magdalen in the saint of Povile, with the day of St. Mary Magdalene being celebrated each year on the night of Povile which falls in summer.

References

  1. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Povile". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
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