Ston Municipality

Also known as Ston

Ston () is a settlement and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in HR, across 3 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Harv and Sfn no-target errors, Municipalities of Croatia and Populated coastal places in Croatia.

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Key facts

Settlement.image_caption: Ston
Settlement.official_name: Ston
Settlement.other_name: Općina Ston Municipality of Ston
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Ston 1.jpg
Settlement.mapframe: yes
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.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Vedran Antunica
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 168.7
Settlement.area_urban_km2: 7.8
Settlement.elevation_m: 0

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Općina Ston
Population: 2491
Area: 7.8
Elevation: 8
Official website: opcinaston.hr
Image: Mali Ston-04.jpg
Licence plate code: DU

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Commons category: Municipality of Ston
native label: Općina Ston
postal code: 20230

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Climate
Demographics
Cultural monuments
Walls of Ston
See also
Gallery
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

Ston () is a settlement and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula.

==History== Because of its geopolitical and strategic position, Ston has had a rich history since ancient times. Located at the gates of the peninsula, surrounded by three seas, protected by four hills, rich in fresh water and saltwater, fertile plains, it has been an important political, cultural and ecclesiastical centre.

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