Ston
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| Coordinates: 42°50′N 17°42′E / 42.833°N 17.700°ECoordinates: 42°50′N 17°42′E / 42.833°N 17.700°E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Dubrovnik-Neretva county |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vedran Antunica |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,407 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 20 230 |
| Area code(s) | +385 20 |
| Vehicle registration | DU |
| Website | www |
Ston (pronounced [stɔ̂n]; Italian: Stagno) is a village and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula. The town of Ston is the center of the Ston municipality.
In the 2011 census, the total population of the municipality of Ston was 2,407, in the following settlements:
In the same census, Croats made up an absolute majority with 98.50% of the population.
Stefan Vojislav (fl. 1018–43) held the Byzantine titles of archon, and toparch of the Dalmatian kastra of Zeta and Ston.Mihailo I of Duklja (r. 1050–81), Vojislav's son, held Ston, where he had the St. Michael's Church built, which has his preserved ktitor portrait. Miroslav, the Grand Prince of Hum (r. 1166–90), was seated in the town. In 1219, Serbian Archbishop Sava established the Eparchy of Hum, which was seated in Ston.
On 22 January 1325, Stefan Uroš III issued a document for the sale of his maritime possessions of Ston and Pelješac to the Republic of Ragusa. The Branivojević noble family held the areas under the Serbian crown, and were at the time the most powerful family in Hum. In 1326, they attacked Serbian interests and other local nobles of Hum, who in turn turned against Serbia and the Branivojevići. The Hum nobility approached Stjepan Kotromanić II, the ban of Bosnia, who then annexed most of Hum. Ston and Pelješac were officially handed over to the Ragusans in 1333.
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