Valun (Italian: Vallòn di Cherso) is a village located on the Croatian island of Cres, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar. Administratively, it is part of the town of Cres. As of 2021, it had a population of 64.[2]
Valun
Vallòn di Cherso | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Valun city centre | |
  Valun | |
| Coordinates: 44°54′19″N 14°21′35″E / 44.90524°N 14.35980°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County |  Primorje-Gorski Kotar |
| Town | Cres |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 64 |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 51557 |
| Area code | 051 |
| Vehicle registration | RI |
Valun is a fisherman’s village located to the southwest of the town of Cres. The village of Valun was founded as a port of the now abandoned village of Bućov.
The village is famous for being the location where one of the oldest Croatian Glagolitic inscriptions, the Valun tablet, was found.
References
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
External links
editMedia related to Valun at Wikimedia Commons
