Ćunski Explained

Ćunski
Other Name:Chiusi Lussignano
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Coordinates:44.5891°N 14.4097°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Primorje-Gorski Kotar
Subdivision Type2:Town
Subdivision Name2:Mali Lošinj
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:14.5
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:198
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:51564
Area Code:051
Registration Plate:RI

Ćunski (Italian: Chiusi Lussignano) is a small village in the central part of the Croatian island of Lošinj. Administratively, it is part of the town of Mali Lošinj. As of 2021, it had a population of 198. It is sheltered from the bora (Adriatic northern wind) and is located on the southern slope of a hill with a view of the western shores of the Kvarner bay.

The main road below Ćunski branches off leading to Lošinj Airport. Also nearby on the western coast is Artatore, which is a popular tourist town.

History

The present village is no longer the original old settlement which evolved from a fort dating back to Roman times. As the land here was fertile, and the sea was rich with fish, the area was populated as early as the Bronze Age, and during Roman times there were numerous villas (villae rusticae) along the shores. The ruins of one villa are still recognizable in the Studencic bay, together with the remains of a sarcophagus. An old built-up fountain also still exists there.

During the 16th century the old church of St. Nicholas was built, then enlarged in 1784, in appearance very similar to the St. Mary Magdalene church in Nerezine. It was torn down in order to build a simple, single-nave church with a rectangular sanctuary in 1908, which is still there today, with a bell tower added in 1923. Unfortunately, there is very little left of the original lavish artistic interior decorations.

Notable people from Ćunski

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