Čara, Korčula

Čara is a village on the island of Korčula in Croatia. Korčula the island, is part of the Dalmatian coast and it belongs to the Dubrovnik-Neretva county.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Čara
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Caranakorculi.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Čara
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: border|23px Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Korčula
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 34.4
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 595
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Petar Crnomir
Stone writings in Zavalatica
Demographics
Čara vernacular
See also
References
External links

Čara is a village on the island of Korčula in Croatia. Korčula the island, is part of the Dalmatian coast and it belongs to the Dubrovnik-Neretva county.

The village is situated twenty-five kilometers west of the old town of Korčula and is just above a field Čarsko Polje. In the center of the village is the parish church of St Peter, which was built in the 16th century. The church has a painting by the Renaissance Venetian painter Leandro Bassano which is called "Visitation of Jesus Christ to His Disciples". The painting is placed above the church altar. Čara is 13 km west of Pupnat and 3.35 km east of Smokvica.

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