Lun, Croatia

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Lun
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The port of Lun
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Lun
Coordinates: 44°41′28″N14°44′14″E / 44.69103°N 14.73720°E / 44.69103; 14.73720
CountryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
County Flag of Lika-Senj County.svg Lika-Senj
Town Novalja
Area
[1]
  Total8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
  Total148
  Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Lun is a village in Lika-Senj County, Croatia, and the northernmost village of the Adriatic island of Pag. In the 2021 census, the village had a population of 148. [2]

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Lun is accessible from Novalja by automobile via the main road or from Rab via the Lun-Rab Passenger Ferry. The main village of Lun is situated about half a mile up the hill from the coast. Its port area is named Tovarnele.

The predominant occupation of its inhabitants in the summer months is keeping bed and breakfasts and restaurants for seasonal tourists. Additional family support is provided by fishing, and farming sheep, grapes, and olives.

Lun is known for its extensive olive garden, which contains thousands of ancient olive trees, including one that is claimed to be 2000 years old and another that is claimed to be 1600 years old. The garden also includes one of the world's largest collections of wild olive trees. [3]

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References

  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata   Q119585703.
  2. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. "Vrtovi Lunjskih Maslina (Lun) - 2019 All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". TripAdvisor. Retrieved 2019-07-18.

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