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.
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  • Type: Village with 4,140 residents
  • Description: municipality and settlement in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Bela Luka”, “Velika Luka”, and “Velja Luka”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Vela Spila.

Cave
Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 . is situated 4 km southwest of Vela Luka.

Village
Photo: Quahadi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality on the island of in . is situated 6 km east of Vela Luka.

Village
is a small village on the island of in . is situated 9 km southeast of Vela Luka.

Vela Luka

Latitude
42.96098° or 42° 57′ 40″ north
Longitude
16.71802° or 16° 43′ 5″ east
Population
4,140
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
UN/LOCODE
HR VLK
Open location code
8FJRXP69+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 95241963
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3188326
Wiki­data ID
Q994341
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Vela Luka” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Vela Luka”
  • Basque: “Vela Luka”
  • Bosnian: “Vela Luka”
  • Bulgarian: “Вела Лука”
  • Cebuano: “Vela Luka”
  • Chinese: “韋拉盧卡”
  • Chinese: “韦拉卢卡”
  • Croatian: “Vela Luka”
  • Czech: “Vela Luka”
  • Dutch: “Vela Luka”
  • Estonian: “Vela Luka”
  • French: “Vela Luka”
  • German: “Vela Luka”
  • Hungarian: “Vela Luka”
  • Italian: “Vallegrande”
  • Latin: “Vallis Magna”
  • Lombard: “Vallegrande (Croazzia)”
  • Lombard: “Vallegrande”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vela Luka”
  • Persian: “ویلا لوکا”
  • Polish: “Vela Luka”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Vela Luka, Dubrovnik-Neretva”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Vela Luka”
  • Russian: “Вела-Лука”
  • Serbian: “Vela Luka”
  • Serbian: “Вела Лука”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vela Luka”
  • Slovenian: “Vela Luka”
  • Spanish: “Vela Luka”
  • Swedish: “Vela Luka”
  • Turkish: “Vela Luka”
  • Ukrainian: “Вела-Лука”
  • Venetian: “Vallegrande (Croasia)”
  • Venetian: “Vallegrande”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Vela Luka”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Plitvine and Mikulina Luka.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: crkva svetog Josipa and Stone mosaics.

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