Milna, Brač

{{Short description|Municipality in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia}} {{redirect|Milna}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Milna | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = | image_skyline = Milna, Brač - view from the top of Dosecine street.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = View from the top of Dosecine street | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Image:Milna Municipality-blue.PNG | mapsize = | map_caption = Milna municipality within Split-Dalmatia County | mapframe = yes | pushpin_map = Croatia | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = bottom | coordinates = {{Coord|43|24|00|N|16|19|36|E|region:HR_type:city(1100)_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CRO}} | subdivision_type1 = County | subdivision_name1 = Split-Dalmatia | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | established_title = | established_date = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite Q|Q119585703|mode=cs1}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 34.9 | area_land_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2021">{{Croatian Census 2021|S}}</ref> | population_as_of = 2021 | population_total = 931 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_metro = | population_note = | timezone = CET | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset = +1 | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code<ref>{{Cite Q|Q125763583|mode=cs1}}</ref> | postal_code = 21405 Milna | area_code = +385 (0)21 | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = {{URL|opcinamilna.hr}} | footnotes = }} '''Milna''' is a village and municipality on the western side of the island of Brač, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SXVSki2c_nwC&dq=Milna+Croatia&pg=PA214 Croatia by Jeanne Oliver]</ref>

It is situated in a deep bay oriented towards the island of Mrduja and Split Channel, on the west. The village was settled in the 16th century, by shepherds from Nerežišća.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=TtXjwDMlqxoC&pg=PA238 Footprint Croatia] by Jane Foster. Chapter ''Milna'' page 238.</ref>

Milna is notable for being the sole location on the island where the Chakavian dialect is spoken. Milna was attacked during the Battle of the Dalmatian channels on November 14, 1991, and it is the only settlement on Brač that have been directly attacked during the Croatian War of Independence.

<gallery class="center" widths=250> Our Lady of the Annunciation Church in Milna.jpg|Our Lady of the Annunciation Church </gallery>

==Demographics== In the 2021 census, the municipality had a total population of 931, in the following settlements:<ref>{{Croatian Census 2021|S}}</ref> * Bobovišća, population 15 * Bobovišća na Moru, population 49 * Ložišća, population 92 * '''Milna''', population 775 * Podhume

{{Croatian population data graph |censuses=HRV |entered=2022-09-24 |entity=Milna |p1857=3223 |p1869=3814 |p1880=3994 |p1890=4500 |p1900=4677 |p1910=3945 |p1921=3243 |p1931=2664 |p1948=1919 |p1953=1865 |p1961=1760 |p1971=1416 |p1981=1102 |p1991=1118 |p2001=1100 |p2011=1034 |p2021=931}}

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Category:Municipalities of Croatia Category:Brač Category:Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County