Konavle

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official_name = Konavle
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image_caption = Cavtat


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map_caption = Location of Konvale within Dubrovnik-Neretva county


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subdivision_name1 = Dubrovnik-Neretva county
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population_total = 8250
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postal_code = 20 000
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website = [http://www.konavle.hr konavle.hr]
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Konavle ( _it. Canali "or" Valle dei Canali) is a small region and municipality located southeast of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

It is administratively part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva county and forms a municipality with its center at Gruda with a total population of 8,250 people (2001) split in 32 villages, in which 96.5% are Croats. [http://www.dzs.hr/Eng/censuses/Census2001/Popis/E01_02_02/E01_02_02_zup19.html Croatian census] ] Even though considerably damaged during the Croatian War of Independence, Konavle maintain its status as one of the wealthiest counties in all of Croatia, consistently ranking amongst the ten richest counties.

Konavle is actually a narrow field located between the Sniježnica mountain and the Adriatic Sea, spanning the area from the coastal town of Cavtat to the Montenegrin border at Prevlaka. Other than Cavtat, only the southernmost village of Molunat is located on the coast, while the other 30 villages are in the hinterland.

The Sniježnica peak at 1234 meters of altitude is the highest point of the Dubrovnik-Neretva county and village of Kuna with its 700 m altitude is the highest village in the county. Although Gruda is the administrative center of the municipality, the largest settlement is Cavtat.

The airport for Dubrovnik is located near the Konavle village of Čilipi.

Notable people from Konavle

*Niko Bete, singer
*Tereza Kesovija, singer
*Vlaho Bukovac, painter
*Mijo Šiša - Konavljanin, painter & artist
*Frano Supilo, politician

References

External links

* http://www.gruda.org/