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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.[1]
Kali | |
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Municipality | |
 Kali municipality within the Zadar County | |
  Kali Location of Kali in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°03′46″N 15°12′20″E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Zadar County |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Mayor | Marko Kolega |
| Website | www |
Name
The settlement's name is likely derived from cale, a Celtic word for port.[2]
Attractions
Kali is a fishing town[3] 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
- "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.
- 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.
External links
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