Bast is a village in the Baška Voda municipality in southern Croatia, located at the southern end of the Sveti Ilija tunnel. In 2011 it had a population of 126.[3] The village has declined in population since the 1950s, where it peaked at around 450 inhabitants. The traditional livelihood of the village was agriculture and the local quarry but since the turn of the 21st century there has been a shift to tourism, with the renting out of apartments and rooms driving the local economy.
Bast | |
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  Bast Location in Croatia  Bast Bast (Croatia) | |
| Coordinates: 43°21′18″N 16°59′06″E / 43.35500°N 16.98500°E | |
| Country |  Croatia |
| County | Split-Dalmatia County |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 134 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
References
edit- ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
- ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
- ^ [1] - accessed on 6 September 2017
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