Kali, Croatia

Kali
Municipality
Kali municipality within the Zadar County
Kali Location of Kali in Croatia
Coordinates: 44°03′46″N 15°12′20″E
Country	Croatia
County	Zadar County
Government
• Municipal Mayor	Marko Kolega
Area [1]
• Municipality	9.4 km^2 (3.6 sq mi)
• Urban	9.4 km^2 (3.6 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Municipality	1,585
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
• Urban	1,585
• Urban density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Website	opcina-kali.hr

Kali (Croatian pronunciation: [kâːli]) is a municipality in Croatia on Ugljan island in Zadar County. In the 2011 census, there were 1,638 inhabitants, 99.39% of whom were Croats.^[3] Kali was mentioned in historical documents for the first time in 1299, but archaeological finds on the Orjak hill prove that life existed in this area since prehistoric times. ^[4]

Name

The settlement's name is likely derived from cale, a Celtic word for port.^[5]

Attractions

Kali is a fishing town^[6] with a Mediterranean feeling. The old central part of the town was founded on a hillock around St. Lovre's (St. Lawrence) Church, the patron saint of the town. The famed fishermen's festival takes place under the saint's auspices every year in August.

Notes

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. "Population by Ethnicity, by Towns/Municipalities, 2011 Census: County of Zadar". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
4. "O Kali - Turistička zajednica Općine Kali" (in Croatian). 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
5. Magaš & Faričić 2000, p. 68.
6. Kali is also firmly committed to the local fishing industry, with trawlers crammed into the two harbours either side of its peninsula. Rough Guides (editor) (2012) Rough Guides Snapshot: Dalmatia Penguin, page 51, ISBN 978-1-4093-6154-1

Bibliography

• Magaš, Damir; Faričić, Josip (2000). "Geografske osnove razvitka otoka Ugljana" [Geographical Bases of the Development of the Ugljan Island] (PDF). Geoadria (in Croatian). 5 (1): 49–92. doi:10.15291/geoadria.154. Retrieved 11 December 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Kali-Zadar County Tourist Office

44°03′48″N 15°12′24″E