Official Name: | Rudina |
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: | 13.2 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 79 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Rudina is a small village on the island of Hvar, in the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. It is located near Stari Grad. The village has a population of 70 people. Most of the population are fishermen. There is a lagoon, Žukova, located there. Rudina has become an escape for the art community during the summer months.
Rudina is a village on the island of Hvar, located 2 km north from Stari Grad. The village is divided into Vela Rudina (Big Rudina) and Mala Rudina (Small Rudina).During the winter only a small number of people live in the village. Part of the population are indigenous people of Hvar, and in recent years the number of immigrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina is increasing.The most common surnames in the village are Dulčić and Šoljan.From Rudina, there is a 10-minute walk through the woods to beautiful bays (Žukova, Lisna, Duboka ...) on the northern shores of the island.There is a fish processing plant close to the village.