Milna | |
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 View from the top of Dosecine street | |
 Milna municipality within Split-Dalmatia County | |
 Interactive map of Milna | |
Milna | |
| Coordinates: 43°24′00″N 16°19′36″E / 43.40000°N 16.32667°E / 43.40000; 16.32667 | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Split-Dalmatia |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.9 km2 (13.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)2 | |
• Total | 931 |
| • Density | 26.7/km2 (69.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code3 | 21405 Milna |
| Area code | +385 (0)21 |
| Website | opcinamilna |
Milna is a village and municipality on the western side of the island of Brač, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.4
It is situated in a deep bay oriented towards the island of Mrduja and Split Channel, on the west. The village was settled in the 16th century, by shepherds from Nerežišća.5
Milna is notable for being the sole location on the island where the Chakavian dialect is spoken. Milna was attacked during the Battle of the Dalmatian channels on November 14, 1991, and it is the only settlement on Brač that have been directly attacked during the Croatian War of Independence.
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Our Lady of the Annunciation Church
Demographics
In the 2021 census, the municipality had a total population of 931, in the following settlements:6
- Bobovišća, population 15
- Bobovišća na Moru, population 49
- Ložišća, population 92
- Milna, population 775
- Podhume
Milna: Population trends 1857–2021
| population | 3223 | 3814 | 3994 | 4500 | 4677 | 3945 | 3243 | 2664 | 1919 | 1865 | 1760 | 1416 | 1102 | 1118 | 1100 | 1034 | 931 |
| 1857 | 1869 | 1880 | 1890 | 1900 | 1910 | 1921 | 1931 | 1948 | 1953 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
References
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.
- List of Croatian settlements and delivery post offices. Wikidata Q125763583.
- Croatia by Jeanne Oliver
- Footprint Croatia by Jane Foster. Chapter Milna page 238.
- "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.