Municipality of Jelsa

Jelsa is a town in , on the island of , the seat of the eponymous municipality within the .
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  • Type: Village with 1,800 residents
  • Description: municipality in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Jelsa” and “Jelsa, Croatia”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hvar and St. Ivan’s (St. John’s) Church.

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is an island off the coast of with a population of about 11,000 people.

Church
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Church
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vrboska and Vrisnik.

Village
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is a settlement on the north coast of the…

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Municipality of Jelsa.

Village
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is a on the island of in . is situated 4 km west of Municipality of Jelsa.

Municipality of Jelsa

Latitude
43.1612° or 43° 9′ 40″ north
Longitude
16.6927° or 16° 41′ 34″ east
Population
1,800
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8FMR5M6V+F3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1813629739
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11054605
Wiki­data ID
Q239903
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Waray—“Municipality of Jelsa” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Jelsa”
  • Bosnian: “Jelsa”
  • Catalan: “Jelsa”
  • Cebuano: “Jelsa”
  • Chinese: “耶爾薩”
  • Croatian: “Jelsa”
  • Croatian: “Općina Jelsa”
  • Czech: “Jelsa”
  • Dutch: “Jelsa”
  • French: “Jelsa”
  • German: “Jelsa”
  • Hungarian: “Jelsa”
  • Italian: “Gelsa”
  • Japanese: “イェルサ”
  • Latin: “Civitas Vetus Ielsae”
  • Latin: “Ielsa”
  • Lombard: “Gelsa (Croazzia)”
  • Lombard: “Gelsa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jelsa på Hvar”
  • Polish: “Gmina Jelsa”
  • Polish: “Jelsa”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Jelsa, Split-Dalmația”
  • Russian: “Елса”
  • Serbian: “Јелса”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jelsa”
  • Slovenian: “Jelsa”
  • Spanish: “Jelsa”
  • Swedish: “Jelsa, Kroatien”
  • Swedish: “Jelsa”
  • Turkish: “Jelsa”
  • Ukrainian: “Єлса”
  • Venetian: “Gelsa (Croasia)”
  • Venetian: “Gelsa”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Jelsa, Croatia”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Vitarnja and Nova Poštica.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Pjaca and Kino Mediteran Jelsa.

Split-Dalmatia: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Split and Trogir.

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