Kali, Croatia

Municipality in Zadar County, Croatia

44°03′46″N 15°12′20″E / 44.0628°N 15.2056°E / 44.0628; 15.2056Country

CroatiaCountyZadar CountyGovernment

• Municipal MayorMarko KolegaArea

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• Municipality9.4 km² (3.6 sq mi) • Urban

9.4 km² (3.6 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Municipality1,585 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi) • Urban

1,585 • Urban density170/km² (440/sq mi)Websiteopcina-kali.hr

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 In the 2011 census, there were 1,638 inhabitants, 99.39% of whom were Croats.^[3] Kali was mentioned in historical documents for the first time in 1299, but archaeological finds on the Orjak hill prove that life existed in this area since prehistoric times. ^[4]

Name

The settlement's name is likely derived from cale, a Celtic word for port.^[5]

Attractions

Kali is a fishing town^[6] with a Mediterranean feeling. The old central part of the town was founded on a hillock around St. Lovre'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

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ "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.
^ "O Kali - Turistička zajednica Općine Kali" (in Croatian). 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
^ Magaš & Faričić 2000, p. 68.
^ 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

Bibliography

Magaš, Damir; Faričić, Josip (2000). "Geografske osnove razvitka otoka Ugljana" [Geographical Bases of the Development of the Ugljan Island] (PDF). Geoadria (in Croatian). 5 (1): 49–92. doi:10.15291/geoadria.154. Retrieved 11 December 2019.