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General information - Location

Country	Croatia
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 17.133,Lat: 42.95
Elevation	49 meter above sea level
Local time	6:12:34am
Name province/region	Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija
Name Subregion	Korčula

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Korcula	4.5 km	WestSouthWest
2 Ploce	29.6 km	EastNorthEast
3 Vrgorac	32.2 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Makarska	41.7 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Metkovic	43.3 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sarajevo	Bosnia-and-herzegovina	147 km	NorthEast
2 Podgorica	Montenegro	184 km	EastSouthEast
3 Tirane	Albania	284 km	EastSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Korcula lies at the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Adriatic Sea (coastal catchments and small basins). The nearest bigger lake is Baćinska jezera (1.4 km² at a distance of 26 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Sv. Ilija with a height of 961 meter (at a distance of 5.5 km and direction NorthNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Croatian-Bosnian border with a straight distance of 35.3 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 49 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 6%, low location: 63%, hill: 27%, low mountains: 4%, moderate high mountains: 0%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Podgorica Airport / Podgorica Golubovci Airbase (at a distance of 186 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Brac Airport (at a distance of 52 km in NorthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

17 km2

32.9%

Nature

7.7 km2

14.8%

Agriculture

16.7 km2

32.2%

Viticulture

4 km2

7.7%

Urban area

5.3 km2

10.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Korcula in country Croatia

Korcula at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Stari Grad Plain	Croatia	48 km	WestNorthWest
2 Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards	Bosnia and Herzegovina,Croatia,Montenegro,Serbia	67 km	EastNorthEast
3 Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar	Bosnia and Herzegovina	70 km	NorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Srednjedalmatinski otoci i Pelješac	HR	0 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Korcula
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Žrnovo

Type of weather in Žrnovo	scattered clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.97 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	77 %
Daylength at 8 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	05:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:59 Europe/Amsterdam