Stara Novalja

Location	44.60°N 14.88°E
Mayor Mayor In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....	Ivan Dabo (HDZ))
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Stara Novalja is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the cove

Cove

A cove is a small type of bay or coastal inlet. They usually have narrow, restricted entrances, are often circular or oval, and are often inside a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, creeks, or recesses in a coast are often considered coves...

 of the same name in the north-eastern part of the island of Pag

Pag (island)

Pag is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea. It is the fifth-largest island of the Croatian coast, and the one with the longest coastline....

, 5 kilometers north of Novalja

Novalja

Novalja is a town in the north of the island of Pag in the Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. In recent times Novalja became famous because of the Zrće Beach, which is one of the biggest summer party zones in Europe.- History :...

 in Croatia

Croatia

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. The Economy

Economy

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 is based on farming, wine

Wine

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 culture

Culture

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, fishing

Fishing

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 and tourism

Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...

.

The cove of Stara Novalja is the submerged part of the "Pasko-Dinjiska" valley. The safest dock for larger ships is located south of the cove called "Drljanda", where the depth reaches 27-38 meters. Smaller ships and yachts drawing up to 3.5 meters are docked along the external part of the jointed pier

Pier

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 (in front of the village).

Stara Novalja is located on the road

Road

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 "M29". In its vicinity are remains of antique walls, a late antique necropolis

Necropolis

A necropolis is a large cemetery or burial ground, usually including structural tombs. The word comes from the Greek νεκρόπολις - nekropolis, literally meaning "city of the dead"...

, ruins of the pre-Romanesque church of the Holy Cross.

Since the ferry harbor was relocated to "Zigljen" (except in some extraordinary weather conditions), Stara Novalja has become a quiet place which offers accommodation facilities in private homes, as well as lodging and boarding services. As such it is preferred by families. The major event is the feast day of Saints Peter and Paul (29th of June).

Beaches

The biggest beach in Stara Novalja is the sand beach, "Trincel". There are also many smaller beaches and jetties

Jetty

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 in front of the houses on the coastline.

Climate

The climate in the village is mild and Mediterranean

Mediterranean climate

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. Springs are lush and green, summers are dry and warm, falls pleasant and winters mild with the cold northeast bora winds

Bora (wind)

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sometimes blowing. Daily summer temperatures can reach 30 degrees and nights are pleasantly fresher. Summer sea temperatures reach 25 degrees, while the bathing season starts in May.