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 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.
Architecture
A church dedicated to Saint Nicholas (44°54′26″N 14°21′34″E / 44.9073°N 14.3594°E) is on the cape in Valun.
The church Sv. Marije kod Krunice (44°54′17″N 14°21′39″E / 44.9047°N 14.3609°E), dedicated to Saint Mary, is in the bight of Valun.
A chapel dedicated to the Sacred Heart (44°54′01″N 14°21′46″E / 44.9002°N 14.36276°E) is on the road from Valun to the plateau.
A Church dedicated to Saint Mark (44°53′50″N 14°21′49″E / 44.89731°N 14.36349°E) is on the plateau above Valun.
Gallery
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Crnikova bay -
City centre -
View from sea -
Valun bay
References
- ^ 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.
Further reading
- Leksikografski zavod Miroslav Krleža (2013–2024). "Valun". Hrvatska enciklopedija (online ed.). Archived from the original on 2023-12-27.
External links
Media related to Valun at Wikimedia Commons
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