Sveta Nedjelja
Sveta Nedija
Sveta Nedilja
Village
Church of Sveta Nedilja
Church of Sveta Nedilja
Sveta Nedjelja is located in Croatia
Sveta Nedjelja
Sveta Nedjelja
Location of Sveta Nedjelja
Coordinates: 43°08′10″N 16°35′20″E / 43.13611°N 16.58889°E / 43.13611; 16.58889
Country Croatia
CountySplit-Dalmatia
TownHvar
Area
[1]
 • Total4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total135
 • Density29/km2 (76/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
21465
Area code+385 (0)21

Sveta Nedjelja[3] also known as Sveta Nedilja (Chakavian dialect: Sveta Nedija), is a small village on the Croatian island of Hvar. It is located near the town of Hvar and it has 131 residents (2011).[4]

History

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Sveta Nedjelja lies on a sheer cliff at the foot of Sv. Nikola (St. Nicholas; 626 metres) the highest peak of the island, below a cave which was inhabited back in the Neolithic.

The cave served as the site for an Augustinian monastery in the Middle Ages. The monastery, which existed from the 15th century to 1787, was built in a large opening of the cave where there is also a spring. Today, only the monastery church and a part of a shell of a house are preserved.

The village, which lies half way to the cave, is reached from the sea by a winding path which snakes up through pine woods. A new church was built in the village this century. It has a painting "St. Jerome and the Saints" by Baldassare d'Anna, and a crucifix by Juraj Plančić (1899–1930).

Wine tradition

Sveta Nedjelja is well known for its wine tradition. Vineyards are located on steep south slopes above the village. Wine from this region is characterized by a strong red color and fullness of flavor. Plavac Mali is the most typical red wine grape variety.[5] It is also a hometown of a famous Zlatan Otok winery established in 1986 by Zlatan Plenković.[6]

References

  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2021 Census". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ "Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj" [Law on the Territories of Counties, Cities and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia] (in Croatian). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011". Republic of Croatia: Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Wine Region". Zlatan Otok.
  6. ^ "Vineyards and Winery". Zlatan Otok.


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