Okrug Gornji

Okruk Gornji is a village in the municipality of Okrug, Croatia, located on the western side of the island of Čiovo. Okruk Gornji (lit. 'Upper Okruk') is a traditional Dalmatian village, paired with Okruk Donji (lit. 'Lower Okruk').

Okruk Gornji
Okruk Gornji
Coordinates: 43°29′41.1″N 16°15′55.8″E
Country Croatia
CountySplit-Dalmatia
MunicipalityOkruk
Area
[1]
 • Total7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total2,760
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
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Newly built holiday homes and hotels along the island's coast have linked Trogir and Okruk Gornji into a continuous urban and suburban area. Okruk Gornji is a traditional fishing harbor at the end of a beach, while Okrug Donji remains a separate village further west. The region has a mild Mediterranean climate, dense subtropical and Mediterranean vegetation, an archipelago of little islands, little bays and beaches. [3]

There are many restaurants and taverns in Okruk Gornji and Donji with a varied choice of original Dalmatian specialities.

The average temperature is 16.3 °C (61 °F) and there is an average of 281 days per year with an average temperature above 10 °C (50 °F).[3] Okrug is claimed to be one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Croatia with its 2,670 hours of sunshine per year.

References
  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "O općini". okrug.hr (in Croatian). Okruk Municipality. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
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