Bast, Croatia Explained

Official Name:Bast
Pushpin Map:Croatia Split-Dalmatia County#Croatia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Croatia
Coordinates:43.355°N 16.985°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Croatia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Split-Dalmatia County
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.8
Elevation M:310
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:134
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2

Bast is a village in the Baška Voda municipality in southern Croatia, located at the southern end of the Sveti Ilija tunnel. In 2011 it had a population of 126.[2] The village has declined in population since the 1950s, where it peaked at around 450 inhabitants. The traditional livelihood of the village was agriculture and the local quarry but since the turn of the 21st century there has been a shift to tourism, with the renting out of apartments and rooms driving the local economy.

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Notes and References

  1. cs1.
  2. https://web.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/publication/2011/SI-1441.pdf