Vela Luka

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Vela Luka

Total population

4,137

Elevation0 m

Land area42.8 km²

Coordinates42.96°, 16.72°

Demographic figures from Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Vela Luka is a small town and the only settlement in the eponymous municipality in Dubrovnik-Neretva County in southern Dalmatia, Croatia. The town is located on the western side of the island of Korčula at the bottom of a wide bay which has many indented coves. Vela Luka developed at the beginning of the 19th century in a deep sheltered bay. Its name means "big harbour" in Croatian chakavian. Inhabitants of the Island of Korčula and Pelješac often refer to it simply as "Luka". It has several hotels and a medical centre called Kalos. The inhabitants are farmers, fishermen and workers in tourism. The town also has small industrial plants.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Tony Bosković

Australian soccer referee (1933–2022)

J

Jasna Zlokić

Croatian singer

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Ivo Padovan

Croatian physician (1922–2010)

Ante Žanetić

Yugoslavian footballer (1936-2014)

Marija Petković

Croatian Catholic nun, founder of the Catholic Congregation of the Daughters of Mercy (1892-1966)

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Nedo Farčić

Yugoslav athletics competitor (born 1941)

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Ivo Šeparović

Croatian footballer

I

Izidor Perera-Matić

Croatian partisan and physician (1912-1944)

P

Perica Vlašić

Croatian rower (1932–2004)

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Zvonimir Šeparović

Croatian law scholar, university professor, diplomat and politician

D

Danijel Dragojević

poet, penman, editing staff, prose writer, radio editor (1934-2024)

Š

Šime Vučetić

Croatian historian and literary historian (1909-1987)

A

Ambroz Bačić

Croatian Dominican theologian and historian (1867-1931)

B

Branko Farac

D

Dinko Fio

Croatian composer, conductor and melographer (1924-2011)

G

Goran Žuvela

Yugoslavian judoka

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Dubrovnik-Neretva

• Gradina
  2.2 mi away
• Poplat
  2.8 mi away
• Prigradica
  4.5 mi away
• Smokvica
  9.2 mi away · pop. 916
• Pasadur
  14.4 mi away · pop. 100
• Račišće
  15.2 mi away · pop. 379
• Lastovo
  16.2 mi away · pop. 350
• Lovište
  16.4 mi away · pop. 228
• Skrivena Luka
  17.7 mi away · pop. 33
• Nakovanj
  18.7 mi away
• Viganj
  19.5 mi away · pop. 283
• Žrnovo
  19.9 mi away · pop. 1,401

Browse all places in Dubrovnik-Neretva →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Dicrognophos sartata

Dicrognophos sartata

Seen 2026-09-26

Mallow Skipper

Carcharodus alceae

Seen 2026-09-26

strawberry tree

Arbutus unedo

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Italian locust

Calliptamus italicus

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Mediterranean clubmoss

Selaginella denticulata

Seen 2026-09-25

Tree Grayling

Hipparchia statilinus

Seen 2026-09-25

Old World Swallowtail

Papilio machaon

Seen 2026-09-25

Peribatodes correptaria

Peribatodes correptaria

Seen 2026-09-24

Rhoptria asperaria

Rhoptria asperaria

Seen 2026-09-24

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).