Okrug Gornji

Okrug Gornji
Okrug Gornji
Coordinates: 43°29′41.1″N 16°15′55.8″E / 43.494750°N 16.265500°E / 43.494750; 16.265500
Country Croatia
CountySplit-Dalmatia
MunicipalityOkrug
Area
  Total
7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
2,760
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Okrug Gornji is a village in the municipality of Okrug, Croatia, located on the western side of the island of Čiovo. Okrug Gornji (lit.'Upper Okrug') is a traditional Dalmatian village, paired with Okrug Donji (lit.'Lower Okrug').

Newly built holiday homes and hotels along the island's coast have linked Trogir and Okrug Gornji into a continuous urban and suburban area. Okrug Gornji is a traditional fishing harbor at the end of a beach, while Okrug Donji remains a separate village further west. The region has a mild Mediterranean climate, dense subtropical and Mediterranean vegetation, an archipelago of little islands, little bays and beaches.

There are many restaurants and taverns in Okrug Gornji and Donji with a varied choice of original Dalmatian specialities.

The average temperature is 16.3 °C (61 °F) and there is an average of 281 days per year with an average temperature above 10 °C (50 °F). Okrug is claimed to be one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Croatia with its 2,670 hours of sunshine per year.