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Lumbarda

Lumbarda (Croatia)

Lumbarda is a small fishermen's village located on the Eastern Cape of the Island of Korčula (Croatia), 7 kilometers away from the town of Korčula. A road passing through a picturesque area of pine woods and olive groves connects these two places. Lumbarda is surrounded by sandy vineyards (famous white wine "Grk" produced from the native grape of the same name) and sandy beaches such as Vela Pržina, Bilin Žal and Tatinja. Lumbarda is a tourist centre, many of its 1200 inhabitants are active in the local tourist service (private accommodation, tourist excursion to islands Mljet and Lastovo and around islands of Korčula archipelago, scuba diving exursions etc.) but they are also wine-growers, fishermen and stone-dressers. Lumbarda has a rich history preserved in written documents dating back to more than two thousand years ago. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2631x2170, 462 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Osijek Slavonski Brod Slatina, Croatia Virovitica Split Rijeka ÄŒakovec Solin Gospić Bjelovar Bilje User:Elephantus/Test... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... County Dubrovnik–Neretva Area 279 km² (entire island) Location Mayor Mirko Duhović (SDP) Population 3,232 (town); 16,138 (island) Korčula (Italian Curzola, Latin Corcyra Nigra, Greek Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic: Krkar) is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia. ... Indigenous white grape variety and wine of the same name from the village of Lumbarda on the island of Korčula. ... Mljet (Latin Melita, Italian Meleda) is the most southerly and easterly of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia. ... Map showing the location of Lastovo in Croatia Lastovo (Italian: Lagosta, Latin: Augusta Insula, Greek: Ladestanos, Illyrian: Ladest) is an island, town and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county in Croatia. ...

Panorama of Lumbarda

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Well known Lumbardians

Numerous Lumbardian artists made a significant contribution to this region, some of whom gained world recognition. They include the sculptors Frano Kršinić (1897.-1982.), Ivo Lozica (1910.-1943.), Lujo Lozica (1934.), an amateur sculptor Ivan Jurjević - Knez (1920.), painter Stipe Nobilo (1945.), composer Ivo Lipanović (1958.), actor Damir Markovina (1973) and the village mascot simply known as Renato or Rene (1969).

History

Throughout its history, Lumbarda was a region combining various nations and cultures. Based on current research, the first inhabitants were the Illyrii, ruling the island during the Bronze and Iron Ages. Their artifacts can be found in the graves and strategic stone stacks, concentrated primarily on the western areas of Lumbarda.

Lumbardian decree-PSEFIZAM

With the intrusion of Greek interests on the Adriatic, the island relinquished its historical obliviousness becoming known as Korkyra Melaina (black). The region was of great importance to the Greeks, establishing two settlements on the Black Korkiri. The later settlement was founded in the 3rd century in Lumbarda. The most renown and significant Antic stone inscriptions found in the Republic of Croatia give witness to this historical event. The Lumbardian PSEFIZAM is kept in the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb. The decree details the particular details surrounding the establishment of the colony. The text, amongst other things, provides information on the Greeks from the island of Issa (today Vis) establishing the settlement on the basis of a prior agreement with the representatives of the local Illyrii, Pil and hisson Daz. The Lumbardian PSEFIZAM was discovered on the top of the hill Koludrt, where the Issian town most likely once stood. Somewhat south, in the Sutivan area, is located the necropolis colony from which originate Greek vases, now kept in the Korčula Town Museum. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

The Greek colony designated the beginning of the end of the Illyrian era on Korčula, but their real downfall occurred during the invasion by the Roman Emperor Octavian in 35 B.C. Very soon following this dramatic event, the first Roman families arrived on the island. One of these families owned a spacious villa dating back to the first century, and located in Knežina region in the Lumbardian Veli area. Other than the building’s total area, it is particularly significant due to the way it was built – made of small pyramidal blocks placed in a slanted net. The technique is opus reticulatum, typical for the Roman regions in Italy, hence the Lumbardian villa is a unique case on the eastern Adriatic coast. The significant Roman remains are also to be found in the Koludrt and Sutivan regions. In the later, a thermal facility belonging to a smaller settlement with a respective necropolis was discovered. Furthermore, in the Lumdardian aquarium there is evidence of a Roman quarry on the islands of Sutvara, Vrnik and Kamenjak. The latter Antic age was preserved in the region mainly through remains relating to the early Christian age. Of all the remains, the best preserved is the chapel of St. Barbara on the island of Sutvara, dating to the 6th century.

Renato at Pržina beach

The lack of early Middle Ages remains gives confirms the premises that with the fall of the Antic age, Lumbarda was all but abandoned. Its name first appeared in the statute of Korčula, originally compiled in 1214. One of its provisions prohibits the permanent settlement of Lumbarda and imposes a monetary fine for those who might even want to spend the night. Consequently, it is not surprising that the only witnesses of that time are two sacral buildings, the church of St. John on Sutivan and St. Barbara on Žabnjak. The former is the oldest church in Lumbadara, since it is mentioned in 1388 as a ruin. It was renewed a few times, up until 1893 when a new church was built on its ruins. The church of St. Barbara on Žabnjak was most likely built towards the end of the 13th century, and it also was renewed: firstly in 1728, and once again towards the end of the 19th century receiving its final form. In 1420, Korčula came under the long authority of the Venetian Republic and since then it has shared its history with Dalmatia. With the stabilization of existential circumstances began the continual settling of Lumbarda. In the 16th century, it was a formed settlement, grouped around churches built mainly on private land of the Korčulan nobles. The oldest of them all is the church of St ROK in Vela Glavica. It was probably built at the beginning of the 16th century, since its expansion is mentioned in 1561. It received its present form in 1886, while the bell-tower was erected in 1996. In the 16th century, the church of St Barthol in Vela Postrana was erected, the church of St. Peter and Paul in Vela Glavica, the church of Mary’s Visitation (Gospica) in Mala Glavica, and the church of the Holy Cross in the field. The later was renovated in 1774, while a lodge was added in 1881 so as to accommodate the increasing number of parishioners, during the expansion of the main church in Vela Glavica. The parish of Lumbarda, founded in the 16th century, is first mentioned in 1612, at the diocesan synod in Korčula. The registry books originate from the same century: matrimonial from 1620, the deceased from 1635 and the baptised from 1641. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Lumbarda was the countryside residency for the Korčulan bishops and nobility. The first preserved summer residence belonged to the diocese and was built in the 15th century, in the cove of Bilin žal. However, two centuries later, the countryside architecture matured and the favored regions were Tatinja and Prvi žal. At that time castles were also built, which other than business, also had a defensive function. Hence Cankin’s and Nobilo’s castles above the Tatinja cove, and the rook in the Veli poj, dominate the surroundings due to their height.

The 19th and 20th centuries were characterized by the formation of various religious, cultural and artistic associations. In 1857 the brotherhood of the Holy Sacrament was established, and later the brotherhoods of St. ROK and Our Lady of Karmen also joined. Traditional music was founded in 1929, while the church choir was formed in 1935. One of the last associations founded was the Cultural association “Ivo Lozica” (1980) and the girls church choir (1999). In the early 20th century, two of the most recent sacral objects were erected in Lumbarda. They are the church of St. ŠPIRIDIJUN in the village of Javić dating back to 1900, and the chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes at the base of Koludrt was built in 1922.

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Cities and towns: Dubrovnik | Korčula | Metković | Opuzen | Ploče Municipalities: Blato | Dubrovačko Primorje | Janjina | Konavle | Kula Norinska | Lastovo | Lumbarda | Mljet | Orebić | Pojezerje | Rogotin | Slivno | Smokvica | Ston | Trpanj | Vela Luka | Zažablje | Župa Dubrovačka Dubrovnik-Neretva county - Dubrovačko-neretvanska županija is the southernmost Croatian and Dalmatian county. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: 1995 map of Dubrovnik The location of Dubrovnik within Croatia Coordinates: , Country Croatia County Dubrovnik-Neretva county Government  - Mayor Dubravka Å uica (HDZ) Area  - City 143. ... County Dubrovnik–Neretva Area 279 km² (entire island) Location Mayor Mirko Duhović (SDP) Population 3,232 (town); 16,138 (island) Korčula (Italian Curzola, Latin Corcyra Nigra, Greek Korkyra Melaina, Old-Slavic: Krkar) is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia. ... Metković is a city in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, with a population of 13,873, while its whole municipality has 15,384 inhabitants (2001). ... Opuzen, Pjaca Opuzen is a small town in Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia. ... A ploce is a figure of speech in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis. ... Coat of arms Blato is a town on the island of Korčula in Croatia. ... Dubrovačko Primorje (Dubrovnik littoral) is municipality situated northwest of the city Dubrovnik and runs all the way up to the Bosnian town Neum. ... Janjina is a town in Fianarantsoa Province, near the provincial border with Oliary in central Madagascar. ... Konavle municipality within Dubrovnik-Neretva County Konavle (Italian: ) is a small region and municipality located southeast of Dubrovnik, Croatia. ... Kula Norinska is a town and municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in western Croatia. ... Map showing the location of Lastovo in Croatia Lastovo (Italian: Lagosta, Latin: Augusta Insula, Greek: Ladestanos, Illyrian: Ladest) is an island, town and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county in Croatia. ... Mljet (Latin Melita, Italian Meleda) is the most southerly and easterly of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia. ... Orebić is port town and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county in Croatia. ... Pojezerje is a town and municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in western Croatia. ... Rogotin is a village in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, located between Ploče and Metković. External links Info Rogotin Category: ... Slivno is a town and municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in western Croatia. ... Smokvica is a town and municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in western Croatia. ... County Dubrovnik–Neretva Population 2,605 Mayor Vedran Antunica Ston on the map of Croatia Ston municipality within Dubrovnik-Neretva county Ston is a small town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the PeljeÅ¡ac (Sabioncello) peninsula. ... Trpanj on the map of Croatia Trpanj is a town and municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in south eastern Croatia. ... Vela Luka is a town and municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in western Croatia. ... Zažablje is a town and municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in western Croatia. ... Župa Dubrovačka is a town and municipality of Dubrovnik-Neretva County in western Croatia. ...

External links

• Lumbarda online
• Lumbarda tourist bureau