Opuzen
Opuzen (Italian: Forte Opus) is a small town in Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia. The town is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) upstream from the mouth of the river Neretva, in southern Dalmatia. This settlement is known as a major center of tangerine production in Croatia.
Opuzen | |
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Municipality | |
| Grad Opuzen Town of Opuzen | |
View of Opuzen | |
Opuzen | |
| Coordinates: 43.017577°N 17.562321°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Dubrovnik-Neretva County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ivo Mihaljević (HDZ) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 9.5 sq mi (24.6 km2) |
| • Urban | 5.1 sq mi (13.3 km2) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipality | 2,838 |
| • Density | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
| • Urban | 2,355 |
| • Urban density | 460/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | opuzen |
Opuzen got its name from its fortress, Fort Opus. The fortress was built by the Republic of Venice in 1684. Ruins of the fortress that remain are called Recycle and are part of the old town wall. The center of the old part of Opuzen is a classic Roman Forum. In the Middle Ages, Opuzen was known as Posrednica. The Republic of Ragusa in the 14th century had major trading markets (mainly trading in salt) in Opuzen. The markets got burnt down in 1472. The first Community School was opened in 1798 and was the only school in the Neretva region until 1845.
In the town is located Opuzen's Parish church of St. Stephen and it is in the main square