Lukoran

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Lukoran
Village
Primorje, a small boat port in Lukoran
Primorje, a small boat port in Lukoran
Lukoran map.png
Country Croatia
County Zadar
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total503
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2
Area code(s)023

Lukoran is a village in Croatia, located on the Adriatic island of Ugljan overlooking at the Zadar peninsula. It is connected with other island villages with the State route D110. Lukoran was mentioned in the year 1068. It was the birthplace of (Klemenović, around 1460-1520), a Glagolitic writer, as he said for himself in his chronicle of the Glagolitic (1511). His two collections are kept in Zagreb and in the Russian National Library in St. Petersburg.

Lukoran is a village mainly active in fishing, agriculture and tourism. It has four settlements: , , and . The highest peak of the island is (286 m).

References[]

  1. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Lukoran". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.

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Coordinates: 44°06′N 15°10′E / 44.100°N 15.167°E / 44.100; 15.167


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