Slano
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| State : |
 Croatia
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| County : |
 Dubrovnik-Neretva
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| Municipality : | Dubrovačko primorje | ||
| Height : | 0 m. i. J. | ||
| Area : | 3 km² | ||
| Residents : | 512 (as of 2007 ) | ||
| Population density : | 171 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Telephone code : | (+385) 020 | ||
| Postal code : | 20232 | ||
| Boat registration : | SO | ||
Slano is a small town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in southern Croatia . Slano is about 30 kilometers northwest of Dubrovnik . The towns of Banja, Slano and Grgurići are located on the Slano Bay, followed by the Janska Bay with Banići and Kručica .
Slano was already inhabited in ancient times. There is a Roman castrum on the Gradina mountain . Slano was bought by the Republic of Dubrovnik in 1399 .
The Franciscan church still standing today was built in the 16th century. Parts of Slano are still destroyed by the Croatian-Serbian war , but are being rebuilt. The Hotel Admiral, located in the center of the village, was rebuilt in a considerably enlarged form and reopened in August 2008.
View of the place
New building of the Hotel Admiral
Memorial to the Croatian War of 1995
