Žeževica is a village in central Dalmatia

Dalmatia

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, Croatia

Croatia

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 with a population of 337 (2011). It is located in the municipality of Šestanovac

Šestanovac

Šestanovac is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of 2,685 , 99% of which are Croats.Šestanovac municipality divided into three villages: Žeževica, Katuni-Kreševo and Grabovac....

, 15 km from the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

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.

The community has a Mediterranean climate

Mediterranean climate

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, and the streets are lined with stone houses and historic structures. The village's main landmark is the Church of St. George, built in 1776, which is located on a natural landmark, a hill named Orje.

Žeževica is situated at the base of the Biokovo

Biokovo

Biokovo is the second-highest mountain range in Croatia, located along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea, between the rivers of Cetina and Neretva...

 mountain. A short distance from Žeževica are some of the biggest Croatian tourist centers: Brela

Brela

Brela is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia county of Croatia, population 1,771 . The municipality consists of two villages: Brela and Gornja Brela. Village Brela is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia, about 15 km northwest of Makarska....

, Baška Voda

Baška Voda

Baška Voda , is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 2,924 , 95.5% which are Croats, 1.03% Serbs, etc. It is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia 10 km northwest of Makarska....

 and Makarska

Makarska

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. Nearby is a river, the Cetina

Cetina

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, which is a popular destination for rafting.

The village is mostly Roman Catholic.

The village is divided into two parts: Upper and Lower Žeževica.

In November 2005, a construction project was begun to build the Šestanovac-Ploče

Ploce

Ploče is a town and a notable seaport in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia.The total population of Ploče is 10,102 , in the following settlements:* Baćina, population 564* Banja, population 176* Komin, population 1,222...

 subsection of the Split-Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

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highway, passing through Lower Žeževica.