Dol, Stari Grad Explained

Official Name:Dol
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Split-Dalmatia
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Stari Grad
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.1
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:305
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Dol is a village on the island of Hvar, Croatia. It has a population of 348 (census 2001).[2] It is administratively located within the area of Stari Grad.

Around the village speleologists have discovered multiple pits containing the remains of World War II victims which have yet to be exhumed.[3] The Kopanjica pit contains the remains of civilians killed by Yugoslav Partisans in 1943.[4]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: SAS Output.
  3. http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Split-županija/tabid/76/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/88793/Default.aspx Lubanje i kosti u jami kod Dola na Hvaru
  4. http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/89100/Default.aspx Župnik o pronađenim kostima na Hvaru: Partizani su ih 1943. zatukli krampom i bacili u jamu