Kali (Croatia)

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Coordinates: 44 ° 3 ′ 48 ″  N , 15 ° 12 ′ 24 ″  E
Basic data
State :	Croatia
County :	Zadar
Island :	Ugljan
Residents :	1,638 (2011)
Telephone code :	(+385) 023
Postal code :	23 272
License plate :	ZD
Structure and administration (status: 2013, cf. )
Community type :	local community
Mayor :	Duško Vidov ( SDP )
Website :	www.opcina-kali.com

Kali [ ˈkaːli ] is a touristy Croatian municipality on the island of Ugljan , in the immediate vicinity of the city of Zadar and about 3 km southeast of Preko .

population

With 1,638 inhabitants (2011 census), Kali is the largest town on the islands off Zadar.

geography

Kali lies between two harbors in the northeast of the island and extends to the bays of Lamljana in the southwest. The old village center with narrow streets and stone houses in the Dalmatian style is located on a hill, from which there is a view of the surroundings.

history

The place was first mentioned in 1299. The village is dominated by the bell tower of the Baroque church of Sveti Lovre , the patron saint of Kali, which was built in 1698 and rests on the remains of an older building. In front of the church, every day in July or August, at the time of the full moon, there is a fishing festival for the tourists and residents of the village. On the hill above the village is the small St. Pelegrin Church from the 14th century. Kali is the birth town of Josip Mišlov , a lieutenant colonel of the fascist Ustaše .

Web links

Commons : Kali (Croatia)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• http://www.kalionline.net - Croatian information source