Tučepi (pronounced [tǔtʃɛpi]) is a small town and municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia. It is located on the Adriatic coast of Dalmatia known as Makarska riviera, about 5 km southeast of Makarska, population 1,819 (2021). It is a popular tourist destination thanks to its scenic coastline, its opportunities for sports and its excellent accommodation.
Tučepi | |
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Town | |
 View of Tučepi from Biokovo | |
  Tučepi Location of Makarska within Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 43°16′N 17°03′E / 43.267°N 17.050°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Split-Dalmatia County |
| Area | |
• Town | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Town | 1,819 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,819 |
| • Urban density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21300 |
| Area code | 021 |
| Website | tucepi |
History
editThe settlement of Tučepi was first settled four thousand years ago by the Illyrians. Until the earthquake of 1962, the majority of its inhabitants were living in scattered hamlets like Gornji Tučepi, Podpeč, Čovići, Srida Sela, Šimići and Podstup at the lower foot of the mountain Biokovo and since the 18th century these towns have seen a gradual process of depopulation, as their inhabitants began moving down to Tučepi-Kraj,[3] now a 4-km long resort. Name from the Slavic tucha cloud
Legend
editAccording to a local folk legend, the Venetian Doge Pietro I Candiano is buried here. In fact, the first of the four Venetian Doges of the Candiano family, Pietro, died on 18 September 887 in a battle against the Croatian tribe of Neretvans who defeated the Venetian fleet near Makarska. After his defeat the Venetians made a treaty with Prince Branimir in 888, agreeing to pay a tribute to the Croatian rulers for the right to sail and trade unmolested along the Adriatic, which they had to adhere to until the end of the 10th century.[4]
Notable natives and residents
edit- Marin Brbić, former president of Hajduk Split
- Dražen Lalić, sociologist
- Žanamari Lalić, singer
- Ani Mijačika, tennis player
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Jane Foster, Footprint Croatia, pg. 232, Footprint Handbooks (2004), ISBN 1-903471-79-6
- ^ Naklada Naprijed, The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide, pg. 307, Zagreb (1999), ISBN 9531780978
External links
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Media related to Tučepi at Wikimedia Commons