Official Name: | Kućište |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Croatia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 42.9794°N 17.1225°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Dubrovnik-Neretva County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Orebić |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.6 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 173 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Kućište or Kučišće (; also written "Kučište") is a small village on the southern coast of the Pelješac peninsula in Dubrovnik-Neretva county (Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija), Croatia.
According to the 2021 census, its population was 173. It had a population of 204 in 2001.
The inhabitants have a long seafaring tradition, the income from which allowed them to build, for the time, the large, affluent, stone mansions characteristic of the area.
Main tourist attractions in Kućište include:
The hamlet of Perna is located in a separate cove to the east of Kućište.