Vela Luka

Vela Luka is a small town and the only settlement in the eponymous municipality in in southern , . The town is located on the western side of the island of at the bottom of a wide bay which has many indented coves.
  • Village with about 3,770 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 metres (200 feet)
  • Description: municipality and settlement in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia
  • Also known as
    “Bela Luka”
    “Velika Luka”
    “Velja Luka”

Places of Interest

Discover Vela Spila.
The cave is situated above the town…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Potirna and Blato.
Village
is a village on the island of in .
4 km southwest of Vela Luka
is a municipality on the island of in .
6 km east of Vela Luka
Hamlet
is a small village on the island of in .
9 km southeast of Vela Luka
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Latitude
42.96098° or 42° 57′ 40″ north
Longitude
16.71802° or 16° 43′ 5″ east
UN/LOCODE
HR VLK
Open location code
8FJRXP69+96
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = village
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Vela Luka” goes by many names.
Vela LukaAlbanian
Vela LukaBasque
Vela LukaBosnian
Вела ЛукаBulgarian
Vela LukaCebuano
韋拉盧卡Chinese
韦拉卢卡Chinese
Vela LukaCroatian
Vela LukaCzech
Vela LukaDutch
Vela LukaEstonian
Vela LukaHungarian
VallegrandeItalian
Vallis MagnaLatin
VallegrandeLombard
Vallegrande (Croazzia)Lombard
Vela LukaNorwegian Nynorsk
ویلا لوکاPersian
Vela LukaPolish
Comuna Vela LukaRomanian
Comuna Vela Luka, Dubrovnik-NeretvaRomanian
Вела-ЛукаRussian
Vela LukaSerbian
Вела ЛукаSerbian
Vela LukaSerbo-Croatian
Vela LukaSlovenian
Vela LukaSwedish
VallegrandeTurkish
Vela LukaTurkish
Вела-ЛукаUkrainian
VallegrandeVenetian
Vallegrande (Croasia)Venetian
Vela LukaWaray (Philippines)

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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