Punta Križa

Punta Križa
Punta Croce
Village
Punta Križa bay
Punta Križa bay
Punta Križa is located in Croatia
Punta Križa
Punta Križa
Coordinates: 44°38′16″N 14°29′40″E / 44.63784°N 14.49444°E / 44.63784; 14.49444
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
TownMali Lošinj
Area
[1]
 • Total
40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total
46
 • Density1.1/km2 (3.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51554
Area code051
Vehicle registrationRI

Punta Križa (Italian: Punta Croce) is a village on the southern end of the Croatian island of Cres, in Primorje-Gorski Kotar. Administratively, it is part of the town of Mali Lošinj. As of 2021, it had a population of 46.[2] There are at least two marinas in the region.[3]

Etymology

Punta Križa as a term has implications for ancient maritime traditions since wooden crosses which are called križ in Croatian were indicators of the safe harbours before lighthouses and other signal tools were employed to support navigation.[4]

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ a b "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Marinas in Punta Kriza, Croatia". marinas.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ^ Michael Doneus; et al. (2011). "Confronting Complexity: Interpretation of a Dry Stone Walled Landscape on the Island of Cres, Croatia". Land. 11 (10): 1672. doi:10.3390/land11101672.

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