Peljesac, a Peninsula in Southern Dalmatia, Between Dubrovnik and Neretva River
Author: rolly rees
Peninsula Peljesac in Southern Dalmatia, stretch between the river Neretva and Mali Ston Channels to the northeast, and the island Mljet and Peljesac Channels to the southwest. It is around 65 kms long and encompasses an area of 34K krn2. Geologically, Cretaceous limestone predominates in the hills and dolomite in the longitudinal valleys, while Eocene strata cover the western part with its highest peak of 961 m.
It is exposed to dry north winds from the Neretva Valley and the Dinaric Mountains, and to wetter and warmer south winds from the open Adriatic Sea; in the summer, fresh western winds predominate. Peljesac, being within the Mediterranean climatic belt, has an average temperature of 8 C° in January and 27 C° in July.
Except for areas overgrown with pinewoods and Mediterranean vegetation, a significant portion is under olive groves, and even more under vineyards producing bigh-qualky red wines (famous Dingae and Postup). Orange and lemon groves are also present. Administratively it belongs to Dubrovnik Neretva County, with community seats m Orebic, Ston, Trpanj and Janjma. It has a total of 9,000 inhabitants. Peljesac is connected with the mainland and the main Adriatic coastal highway at Ston, and by boat from Orebic with Korcula, which then connects to Dubrovnik and Split. It also has ferry connections with Ploce, and from Orebic with Korcula and Mljet.
About the Author:
Rolly Rees is webmaster of Croatia Holidays and text writer for region Southern Dalmatia and Croatia Vacation.
