Okrug Gornji Explained

Official Name:Okruk Gornji
Pushpin Map:Croatia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Coordinates:43.4948°N 16.2655°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Split-Dalmatia
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Okruk
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.1
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:2760
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Ciovo.JPG|300px|thumbnail|Okrug Gornji]]Okruk Gornji is a village in the municipality of Okrug, Croatia, located on the western side of the island of Čiovo. Okruk Gornji is a traditional Dalmatian village, paired with Okruk Donji .

Newly built holiday homes and hotels along the island's coast have linked Trogir and Okruk Gornji into a continuous urban and suburban area. Okruk Gornji is a traditional fishing harbor at the end of a beach, while Okrug Donji remains a separate village further west. The region has a mild Mediterranean climate, dense subtropical and Mediterranean vegetation, an archipelago of little islands, little bays and beaches. [2]

There are many restaurants and taverns in Okruk Gornji and Donji with a varied choice of original Dalmatian specialities.

The average temperature is 16.3°C and there is an average of 281 days per year with an average temperature above 10°C.[2] Okrug is claimed to be one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Croatia with its 2,670 hours of sunshine per year.

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: O općini . Okruk Municipality . Croatian . okrug.hr . 2013-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131110154848/http://www.okrug.hr/opcina-okrug/O-opcini/ . 2013-11-10 . dead .