KorÄula
Korčula [ kɔ ː rtʃula ] ( German outdated Kurzel, Italian Curzola, Greek Melaina Corcyra Μέλαινα Κόρκυρα, Black Corfu '(after the dark pine forests ), Latin Corcyra Nigra ) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of southern Dalmatia.
Description
This island belongs to the Croatian Dubrovnik-Neretva County, an area of 279.03 km2 has (length 46.8 km, width 5.3 to 7.8 km) and 17,038 inhabitants. The highest elevations are the small mountains Klupca with 568 m and 510 m Kom.
Places
The three largest towns on Korcula is the town of Korcula, and the village of Blato inland and the village of Vela Luka in the west of the island. Other places are Žrnovo, Smokvice, Cara, Pupnate and Lumbarda.
In the town of Korcula, the alleged birthplace of Marco Polo 's visit, as there are conflicting opinions about the place of his birth despite its otherwise specified (Venice) by Marco Polo in his book Il Milione in Croatia. To the rumored birthplace of Korčula but there are absolutely no valid evidence.
Climate
The climate is mild, the average temperature in January is 9.8 ° C ( in the town of Korcula ) and in July 26.9 ° C. The average rainfall is 1100 mm. It will be recorded ( in Vela Luka ) 2671 hours of sunshine a year.
History
In the years 1963-1974 an internationally acclaimed unorthodox Marxist conference was held on Korčula with the " summer school " practice group once a year.