Kučište
Kućište or Kučišće is a small village on the southern coast of the Pelješac peninsula in Dubrovnik-Neretva county, Croatia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: ModriDirkac, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 217 residents
- Description: settlement in the Municipality of Orebić, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia
- Also known as: “Kučišće”, “Kućište, Croatia”, and “Kućište, Orebić”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cathedral of St. Mark and Our Lady of Angels.
Cathedral of St. Mark
Church
Photo: Cosal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of St. Mark also called Korčula Cathedral, is the Roman Catholic church in Korčula, Croatia. It occupies an elevated position in the town centre.
Our Lady of Angels
Monastery
Photo: Aradic-es, Public domain.
Our Lady of the Angel is a monastery near Orebić, a town on the Pelješac peninsula, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia. The monastery was built at the end of the 15th century under the Republic of Ragusa, to which the town of Orebić belonged between 1333 and 1806. Our Lady of Angels is situated 2½ km east of Kučište.
Mount of St. Ilija, Pelješac
Peak
Photo: Ante Pletikosić, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount of St. Ilija, Pelješac is a peak, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Kučište.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Viganj and Medvinjak.
Viganj
Village
Photo: ModriDirkac, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Viganj is a village located in the west of the Pelješac peninsula in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, by the Adriatic Sea, between Nakovana and Kućište. Because the Maestral wind is common in summer time, Viganj is a tourist resort known for its windsurfing opportunities.
Town of Korčula
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Korčula is a town on the east coast of the island of Korčula, in Croatia, in the Adriatic.
Kučište
- Categories: settlement in Croatia and locality
- Location: Orebić, Dubrovnik-Neretva, Dalmatia, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.97938° or 42° 58′ 46″ northLongitude
17.12202° or 17° 7′ 19″ eastPopulation
217Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)Open location code
8FJVX4HC+QROpenStreetMap ID
node 2238852544OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3197020Wikidata ID
Q1027085
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Kučište” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Kučište”
- Croatian: “Kućište”
- Croatian: “Kučište”
- Czech: “Kućište”
- Dutch: “Kućište”
- German: “Kućište”
- Hungarian: “Kućište (Orebić)”
- Hungarian: “Kućište”
- Polish: “Kuciste”
- Polish: “Kućište”
- Polish: “Kučište”
- Serbian: “Кучиште”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kućište”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Kučište”
- Slovenian: “Kućište”
- Slovenian: “Kučište”
- Ukrainian: “Кучиште (Оребич)”
- Ukrainian: “Кучиште”
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Notable Places Nearby
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