Lukoran

Lukoran is a village in Croatia, located on the Adriatic island of Ugljan overlooking at the Zadar peninsula. It is connected with other island villages with the State route D110. Lukoran was mentioned in the year 1068. It was the birthplace of Šimun Klimantović* (Klemenović, around 1460-1540), a Glagolitic writer, as he said for himself in his chronicle of the Glagolitic (1511). His two collections are kept in Zagreb and in the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg.

Lukoran
Village
Primorje, a small boat port in Lukoran
Primorje, a small boat port in Lukoran
Location of Lukoran in Croatia
Location of Lukoran in Croatia
Country Croatia
County Zadar County
Area
[1]
 • Total9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total478
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2
Postal code
23274
Area code023

Lukoran is a village mainly active in fishing, agriculture and tourism. It has four settlements: Mali Lukoran, Turkija, Veli Lukoran and Prkljug. The highest peak of the island is Šćah (286 m).

Lukoran has 503 inhabitants. In 1075, it was mentioned as the property of the Zadar Benedictines. [3]

References
  1. Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  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. "TZ Preko - Lukoran". Tz Općine Preko (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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