Zelovo (Sinj)
Zelovo is a Croatian village in the Dalmatian hinterland in the Cetina region and at the foot of the southern slopes of Svilaja Mountain.
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 Croatia
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 Split-Dalmatia
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| Height : | 885 m. i. J. | ||
| Residents : | 181 (2001) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+385) 021 | ||
| Postal code : | 21 230 | ||
| License plate : | ST | ||
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| Patron saint : | St. Vitus | ||
| City Festival : | 15th June | ||
The village is located 50 km from Croatia's second largest city, Split, in the municipality of Sinj , 14 km from the city of Sinj and 7 km from the village of Hrvace, which is also the next largest settlement near Zelovo. The surroundings of the village include the Plišivica, Gradina and Orlove Stine mountains (part of Svilaja Mountain with a large escarpment), which are known for the occasional settlement of griffon vultures during their migration to the island of Cres and towards the Julian Alps in Slovenia . The village is also home to the St. Vitus Church, the patron saint of the village, and the festival in the village takes place on St. Vitus Day, June 15.
The village is known for its autochthonous clay Zelovo pipes . These are clay pipes that were only made in Zelovo and nowhere else in Croatia. In addition to pipes, the residents also made cigarette holders , wooden toys , furniture , everyday objects ( rakes ), decorative objects decorated with wood carvings and musical instruments . Instruments ( "diple" flutes , flutes and strings ). Almost every household in Zelovo was a production facility for various handicrafts. There are only a few rural villages in Croatia where handicrafts were so developed and promoted.
However, the most famous product is the famous Zelovo pipe. The beginnings of pipe production were recorded in the first half of the 18th century when families with the surnames Delaš, Domazet and Jukić moved to Zelovo to manufacture pipes.
Other surnames are Barać, Gabrić, Jelčić, Marović and Šako.
Personalities
- Vladmir Beara (1928-2014), football goalkeeper
- Joško Jelčić , footballer / TV expert
- Mario Delaš, basketball player
- Ante Delaš, basketball player
- Matko Jelavić , singer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Zelovske lule | Alpe Dunav Jadran. Retrieved November 11, 2019 (Croatian).
- ↑ Pipes from Zelovo. Accessed November 12, 2019 (German).