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Ćunski

Village in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia

Summary

Village in Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Croatia

Field	Value
name	Ćunski
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Naselje Ćunski.jpg
image_caption	View of a street in Ćunski
pushpin_map	Croatia
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Croatia
subdivision_type1	County
subdivision_name1	[[File:Flag of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.png	border	23px]] Primorje-Gorski Kotar
subdivision_type2	Town
subdivision_name2	Mali Lošinj
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	14.5
population_footnotes
population_as_of	2021
population_total	198
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	CET
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset	+1
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	51564
area_code	051
registration_plate	RI

Ćunski is a small village in the central part of the Croatian island of Lošinj. Administratively, it is part of the town of Mali Lošinj. As of 2021, it had a population of 198. It is sheltered from the bora (Adriatic northern wind) and is located on the southern slope of a hill with a view of the western shores of the Kvarner bay.

The main road below Ćunski branches off leading to Lošinj Airport. Also nearby on the western coast is Artatore, which is a popular tourist town.

History

The present village is no longer the original old settlement which evolved from a fort dating back to Roman times. As the land here was fertile, and the sea was rich with fish, the area was populated as early as the Bronze Age, and during Roman times there were numerous villas (villae rusticae) along the shores. The ruins of one villa are still recognizable in the Studencic bay, together with the remains of a sarcophagus. An old built-up fountain also still exists there.

During the 16th century the old church of St. Nicholas was built, then enlarged in 1784, in appearance very similar to the St. Mary Magdalene church in Nerezine. It was torn down in order to build a simple, single-nave church with a rectangular sanctuary in 1908, which is still there today, with a bell tower added in 1923. Unfortunately, there is very little left of the original lavish artistic interior decorations.

Notable people from Ćunski

Valter Župan (born 1938), Bishop Emeritus of Krk

References

{{Cite Q. Q119585703
{{Croatian Census 2021. S

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