Potirna

Potirna is a village on the island of Korčula in Croatia. Korčula is part of the Dalmatian coast and it belongs to the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Potirna is part of the Municipality of Blato.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Potirna
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.pushpin_map: Croatia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: County
Settlement.subdivision_name1: border|23px Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Blato
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 4.2
Settlement.population_as_of: 2021
Settlement.population_total: 48
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +2

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: settlement in Croatia
Country: Croatia
Located in: Blato, Korčula
Population: 48
Area: 4.2
Time zone: UTC+02:00

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postal code: 20270

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Potirna is a village on the island of Korčula in Croatia. Korčula is part of the Dalmatian coast and it belongs to the Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Potirna is part of the Municipality of Blato.

==History== Potirna evolved in the mid-19th century around several fertile fields on the far west end of the island. There are archeological remains of Gradine in Potirna, as well ancient Greek artifacts. The Gradine were built by Illyrians and were stone fortresses. Gradine are found in other parts of the island. Cultivation of grapes, olives and figs are Potirna's main agriculture product base. The village consists of Gornja Potirna and Donja Potirna (Upper and Lower Potirna). The local bays are Grdaca, Žalić, Garma, Nova and Slatina.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Potirna” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.