Halbinsel Pelješac - Info
Sightseeing near Žuljana
Latitude
42° 54’ 12.5” NLongitude
17° 27’ 22.6” EDescription
From the isthmus near Ston to the tip at Cape Lovišta is 65 km. In the west of the peninsula is the highest peak of Pelješac (961 m).
The landscape is very varied due to
the mountain range in the interior, the picturesque villages in the
valley zones and the lush vegetation on Peljesac. On the highest
mountain "Sveti Ilija", which is located northwest of Orebic, you
have a breathtaking view of the neighboring island of Korčula and
you can sometimes see Italy.
Besides tourism, viticulture, fishing and shellfish farming are the
main sources of income for the population on the peninsula. In Ston
mussels are bred, which are known for their good taste and also the
wine from the region is known far beyond the country's borders.
The channel of Pelješac (near Viganje) is also considered a
surfer's paradise due to the strong winds, the peninsula is still
an insider's tip.
The earliest records about the Pelješac peninsula are from
ancient Greece. 220 BC to 219 BC after the Illyrian wars it was
annexed to the Roman province of Dalmatia and 6th century Pelješac
came under Byzantine rule.
The local rulers recognized the supremacy of Byzantium. In 1254
Béla IV of Hungary conquered Bosnia and Zahumlje. In 1333 the
Pelješac peninsula came to the Republic of Regusa (Dubrovnik) and
they built in Ston the great fortifications and second longest
walls in Europe to protect the important salt mines.
Napoleon occupied the region in 1806, abolished the old republic and turned it into Illyrian provinces in 1808. In 1815 it became part of the Austrian Empire. Between 1918 and 1991 it was part of the Socialist Republic of Croatia within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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