Viganj Explained
| Official Name: | Viganj |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 42.9839°N 17.0994°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Dubrovnik-Neretva County |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Orebić |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 236 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Viganj ([2] [3]) is a village located in the west of the Pelješac peninsula in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea, between Nakovana and Kućište.
Because the Maestral wind is common in summer time, Viganj is a tourist resort known for its windsurfing opportunities.[4] Windsurfing competitions are regularly held in Viganj.[5] [6] [7]
A Dominican convent in the village dates to 1671.[8]
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, its population was 236. It had a population of 283 in 2011.
Notes and References
- cs1.
- Web site: vȉganj . hr . Hrvatski jezični portal . . August 16, 2022 .
- Pogled u toponimiju Makarskoga primorja . hr . An overview of the toponymy of the Makarska Region . Domagoj . Vidović . Folia Onomastica Croatica . 21 . 2012 . 213 . August 16, 2022 .
- News: TOP 10 plaža - Skrivene uvale pružaju više . . Croatian . 2010-07-25 . 2011-06-25.
- International Windsurfing Association https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.internationalwindsurfing.com/windsurfing_competion_0003v01.htm [sic]
- Hrvatska udruga klase jedrenja na dasci (Croatian Windsurfing Association) Web site: Regate sezone 2010, HJS . June 25, 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629170148/http://hukjd.crosurf.org/hr/regate/regate-hjs . June 29, 2011 .
- Hrvatski jedriličarski savez (Croatian Sailing Federation) Web site: HJS - ispis regata . June 25, 2011 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100410/http://www.hjs.hr/regate_list.php . July 21, 2011 .
- Povijesni prilozi . 32 . 44 . Croatian Institute of History . Irena . Ipšić . 2013 . hr . Vlasništvo nad nekretninama crkvenih i samostanskih ustanova na orebićkome području u 19. stoljeću . 236 .
