Pitve
Sign in to save265px|right|PitvePitve is a settlement on the island of Hvar, in the district of Jelsa. It lies 168 metres above sea-level on the northern side of the island, in the hills above Jelsa. The road from Jelsa and Vrisnik goes through the 1,500 metre long Pitve tunnel to reach Zavala on the south side of the island.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Pitve
- Settlement.other_name
- Pityeia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Hvar Pitve.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 240px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Pitve
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Croatia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Pitve within Croatia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Croatia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Split-Dalmatia County
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Jelsa
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 6.6
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 168
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Location/geography
- Culture
- Sport
- Population
- Notable people from Pitve
- References
265px|right|PitvePitve is a settlement on the island of Hvar, in the district of Jelsa. It lies 168 metres above sea-level on the northern side of the island, in the hills above Jelsa. The road from Jelsa and Vrisnik goes through the 1,500 metre long Pitve tunnel to reach Zavala on the south side of the island.
==Name== Pitve is derived from Pityeia, which is the oldest-known name for the island. It was mentioned as being one of the Liburnian isles, along with Issa (Vis) and Dysceladus, and is associated with pine woods.