Pučišća

Location of Pučišća in Croatia

A view of Pučišća's seafront

Pučišća (Croatian pronunciation: [pûtʃiːʃt͡ɕa], Italian: Pucischie) is a municipality in Croatia on the island of Brač in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 2,224 (2001 census), 99% which are Croats. The municipality consists of three settlements: Gornji Humac, Pražnica and Pučišća.

On March 8, 1944 German troops executed 24 local men from the town of Gornji Humac, including the local parish priest.^[1]

Pure white limestone for the White House came from the quarries near Pučišća.^[2]

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Settlements of Brač

City of Supetar (4,074)	Supetar (3,213) Mirca (321) Splitska (368) Škrip (172)

Municipality of Bol (1,630)	Bol (1,609) Murvica (21)

Municipality of Milna (1,034)	Bobovišća (65) Ložišća (139) Milna (830)

Municipality of Nerežišća (862)	Donji Humac (157) Dračevica (89) Nerežišća (616)

Municipality of Postira (1,559)	Dol (130) Postira (1,429)

Municipality of Pučišća (2,171)	Gornji Humac (271) Pražnica (371) Pučišća (1,529)

Municipality of Selca (1,804)	Novo Selo (152) Povlja (332) Selca (846) Sumartin (474)

Municipality of Sutivan (822)	Sutivan (822)

Subdivisions of Split-Dalmatia County

Cities and towns	Hvar Imotski Kaštela Komiža Makarska Omiš Sinj Solin Split (seat) Stari Grad Supetar Trilj Trogir Vis Vrgorac Vrlika

Municipalities	Baška Voda Bol Brela Cista Provo Dicmo Dugi Rat Dugopolje Gradac Hrvace Jelsa Klis Lećevica Lokvičići Lovreć Marina Milna Muć Nerežišća Okrug Otok Podbablje Podgora Podstrana Postira Prgomet Primorski Dolac Proložac Pučišća Runovići Seget Selca Sućuraj Sutivan Šestanovac Šolta Tučepi Zadvarje Zagvozd Zmijavci

Coordinates: 43°20′52.08″N 16°44′02.04″E / 43.3478000°N 16.7339000°E / 43.3478000; 16.7339000

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Pučišća

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