Krvavica, Croatia

Krvavica
Krvavica
	Krvavica village around main coastal highway
	Krvavica
	Coordinates: 43°19′34″N 16°59′08″E / 43.32611°N 16.98556°E
Country	Croatia
County	Split-Dalmatia
Municipality	Baška Voda
Area
• Total	7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	312
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Krvavica is coastal locality in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, administratively part of Baška Voda municipality. Its name is first mentioned in 1792. with the first settlements. Symbol of Krvavice is Ključ kuk, the tall rock above the locality.

Population

According to 2001 data in Krvavica and neighbouring Bratuš lives 287 inhabitants.

Traffic

Krvavica is on the Adriatic main coastal road. There is a walkway promenade along the sea front 4 km in length to Makarska and 6 km to Baška Voda.

Cultural heritage

The Children's Maritime Health Resort of Military Insured Persons designed by the architect Rikard Marasović was built in 1963–1964. The complex of a health resort is characterized by a unique circular architecture building situated by the sea, inside the pine forest – features considered beneficial for the construction of a health resort. The complex represents unique modernist heritage for its shape and integration within the nature and is listed as cultural heritage.^[3]

Economy

Economy revolves around tourism, due to high number of sunny days and beaches. Touristic facility built in 1960 is no longer functional, but tourists can rent with renters of smaller family apartment or local camp. On the coast there is also a marina. ^[4]

References

^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
^ http://www.oris.hr/files/pdf/zastita/54/Oris.50_Rikard.Marasovic_Krvavica.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "ALTO Krvavica". 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

External links

Krvavica on the page of Tourist office Baška Voda

[1] Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.

[Census_2021-2] "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.

[3] ttp://www.oris.hr/files/pdf/zastita/54/Oris.50_Rikard.Marasovic_Krvavica.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[4] "ALTO Krvavica". 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

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