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
Vallòn di Cherso
Village
Valun city centre
Valun city centre
Valun is located in Croatia
Valun
Valun
Coordinates: 44°54′19″N 14°21′35″E / 44.90524°N 14.35980°E / 44.90524; 14.35980
Country Croatia
County Primorje-Gorski Kotar
TownCres
Area
 • Total8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total64
 • Density7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
51557
Area code051
Vehicle registrationRI

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.

References edit

  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, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.

External links edit

  Media related to Valun at Wikimedia Commons