Dubrovnik-Neretva county

Dubrovnik-Neretva county - Dubrova?ko-neretvanska ?upanija is the southernmost Croatian and Dalmatian county. Its center is Dubrovnik; the other larger towns are Metkovi? and Plo?e in the Neretva river delta (hence the mention in the county name). It includes the larger islands of Kor?ula, Lastovo, Mljet, ?ipan, Lopud and Kolo?ep.

Related Topics:
Croatia - Dalmatia - Dubrovnik - Metkovi? - Plo?e - Neretva - River delta - Kor?ula - Lastovo - Mljet - ?ipan - Lopud - Kolo?ep

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Technically, the Neum municipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina makes the southern part of this county an exclave, but they're still connected with the mainland via Croatian territorial waters. Also, all traffic going to/from Dubrovnik through Neum is usually less subjected to customs inspections to reduce the amount of traffic jams.

Related Topics:
Neum - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Exclave - Territorial waters

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The road (one of the main ones in Croatia) has one lane per direction.

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Buses joining both parts of Croatia usually stop at Neum, so that passengers can buy tobacco and alcoholic beverages with the lower Bosnia-Hercegovina taxes.

Related Topics:
Tobacco - Alcoholic beverage

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The Croatian and Bosnian governments are planning to build an expressway that would connect Dubrovnik through the Neum municipality and wouldn't require any border control. The regional government of this county is also planning to build a sea bridge that would directly connect the southern tip of the northern part of the county with to the Pelje?ac peninsula, thereby linking the southern part of the county as well.

Related Topics:
Bridge - Pelje?ac

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The northern part of the Mljet island is a national park, while the Ba?ina lakes north of Plo?e are a nature park. The southernmost tip of the county includes the disputed Prevlaka peninsula.

Related Topics:
Mljet - National park - Ba?ina lakes - Nature park - Prevlaka

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