Brela

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Brela
Town
Panoramic view of beach Liskamen (front) and beach Punta Rata in Brela
Brela Location of Brela within Croatia
Coordinates: 43°22′11″N 16°55′21″E / 43.36972°N 16.92250°E / 43.36972; 16.92250
Country	Croatia
County	Split-Dalmatia County
Government
• Mayor	Stipe Ursić (HDZ)
Area^[1]
• Total	20 km² (8 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	1,771
• Density	66/km² (170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	21322
Area code(s)	021
Patron saints	Saint Stephen Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Website	www.brela.hr

Brela (pronounced [brě̞la]) is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia County of Croatia, population 1,771 (2001). The municipality consists of two villages: Brela and Gornja Brela. Village Brela is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia, about 15 km northwest of Makarska.

Brela is a tourist town located between the Biokovo mountain and the Adriatic Sea. It is known as the pearl of Makarska riviera. The pearl of Adriatic or the pearl of Mediterranean is the name given to the city of Dubrovnik. In 1968 Brela was crowned as "Champion of Adriatic" for high achievements in tourist activity.

"Kamen Brela" and Punta Rata beach in Brela

The symbol of Brela is "Kamen Brela" (Brela Stone), a small rock island just off the main beach in Brela, the Punta Rata beach. In 2004, American magazine Forbes put the Punta Rata beach on the list of 10 world's most beautiful beaches, where it is ranked 6th in the world and 1st in Europe.^[2]

Sunset in Brela

References

↑ "Općine Splitsko - dalmatinske županije". dalmacija.hr (in Croatian). Split-Dalmatia County. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
↑ "Der Badestrand „Punta rata“ bei Brela wurde im Jahr 2004 vom amerikanischen Magazin „Forbes“ zum schönsten Europas erklärt". focus.de (in German). Focus. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

External links

Media related to Brela at Wikimedia Commons

Brela Tourist Board (Croatian) (English) (German) (Italian) (Russian) (French) (Czech)
Hotels in Brela (Croatian) (English) (German) (Italian) (Russian) (French) (Czech)

Subdivisions of Split-Dalmatia County

Cities and towns	Hvar Imotski Kaštela Komiža Makarska Omiš Sinj Solin Split (seat) Stari Grad Supetar Trilj Trogir Vis Vrgorac Vrlika

Municipalities	Baška Voda Bol Brela Cista Provo Dicmo Dugi Rat Dugopolje Gradac Hrvace Jelsa Klis Lećevica Lokvičići Lovreć Marina Milna Muć Nerežišća Okrug Otok Podbablje Podgora Podstrana Postira Prgomet Primorski Dolac Proložac Pučišća Runovići Seget Selca Sućuraj Sutivan Šestanovac Šolta Tučepi Zadvarje Zagvozd Zmijavci

Coordinates: 43°22′11″N 16°55′21″E / 43.36972°N 16.92250°E / 43.36972; 16.92250

Authority control	VIAF: 130810971 GND: 4667249-7

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