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Milna, Brač
Municipality in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Milna is a village and municipality on the western side of the island of Brač, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.[3]
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Milna | |
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Milna municipality within Split-Dalmatia County | |
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Coordinates: 43°24′00″N 16°19′36″E | |
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County | Split-Dalmatia |
Area | |
• Total | 34.9 km2 (13.5 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 931 |
• Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | opcinamilna |
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In the 2011 census, the municipality had a total population of 1,034, in the following settlements:[4]
It is situated in a deep bay oriented towards the island of Mrduja and Split Channel, on the west. The village was settled in the 16th century, by shepherds from Nerežišća.[5]
Milna is known for the Chakavian dialect being spoken here, the only part of the island where this is the case.
![Our Lady of the Annunciation Church](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/16/Our_Lady_of_the_Annunciation_Church_in_Milna.jpg/640px-Our_Lady_of_the_Annunciation_Church_in_Milna.jpg)
Milna was attacked during the Battle of the Dalmatian channels on November 14, 1991, the only settlement on Brač that has been directly attacked during the Croatian War of Independence.