Ston
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- Ston can also be a reference to Royston Tiddywinkle (cf. Georges).
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| County | Dubrovnik–Neretva | |
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| Population | 2,605 | |
| Mayor | Vedran Antunica | |
Ston is a small town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac (Sabioncello) peninsula. It is the center of the Ston municipality that has 2,605 inhabitants, 99% which are Croats.
Ston was a military fort of the Ragusan Republic whose defensive walls are a notable feat of medieval architecture: there is an 890 meters long town wall and 5 km Great Wall outside the town.
The walls extend to Mali Ston (the little Ston), a smaller town on the northern side of the Pelješac isthmus and the end of the Gulf of Mali Ston (Malostonski zaljev), notable for its mariculture.
Ston is also well known for its saltworks which were highly coveted by both the Republic of Dubrovnik and the Ottoman Empire.
| Cities and Municipalities of Dubrovnik-Neretva County | |
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Cities and towns: Dubrovnik | Korčula | Metković | Opuzen | Ploče |
