Pitve Pityeia | |
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Village | |
 Pitve | |
  Pitve Location of Pitve within Croatia | |
| Coordinates:43°09′07″N16°40′08″E / 43.15194°N 16.66889°E /43.15194; 16.66889 | |
| Country | Croatia |
| County | Split-Dalmatia County |
| Municipality | Jelsa |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 90 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 21465 Pitve |
| Area code | +385 (0)21 |
Pitve is a settlement on the island ofHvar, in the district ofJelsa. It lies 168 metres above sea-level on the northern side of the island, in the hills above Jelsa.
The road from Jelsa and Vrisnik goes through the 1,500 metre long Pitve tunnel to reach Zavala on the south side of the island.
Pitve is derived from Pityeia, which is the oldest-known name for the island. It was mentioned as being one of the Liburnian isles, along with Issa (Vis) and Dysceladus,[3][4] and is associated with pine woods.
Pitve is one of the oldest continuously occupied settlements on the island. It is a village in two parts: the upper, older section known asGornje Pitve, and a newer, lower part known asDonje Pitve. Gornje Pitve was founded by theLiburnians, an ancient Illyrian tribe who inhabited the island before the arrival of the ancient Greeks in 384 B.C.[5] At that time, the name for the entire island was Pityeia. Donje Pitve dates from the 15th and early 16th century, when there was an influx of people from the mainland escaping the invading Turks.
Between Upper and Lower Pitve lie the old school (today a wine cooperative), the parish church of St James (Sv Jakov), a cemetery, and the former library and economic home that are no longer in use.
The fishing port for Pitve was mentioned in the Hvar Statute of 1331 as Portus de Pitue, and is now known asJelsa.
Pitve lies at the top of a valley below the cliff called Samotorac at the entrance to the Vratnik pass.[6]
The patron saint of Pitve is St James (Sv Jakov). On Holy Thursday, Pitve is one of the places that participates in the traditional procession "Za križen", or "Following the Cross".
Pitve's football club is known as NK Poskok – the Vipers.
Beginning with the census of 1991, the population figures for Pitve reduced as the inhabitants of Zavala were counted as an independent settlement, which contains data for 1857, 1869, 1921 and in 1931.
Population chart 1857-2001[7]
| Year | Population |
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| 1857 | 350 |
| 1869 | 446 |
| 1880 | 435 |
| 1890 | 501 |
| 1900 | 569 |
| 1910 | 573 |
| 1921 | 756 |
| 1931 | 579 |
| 1948 | 419 |
| 1953 | 315 |
| 1961 | 264 |
| 1971 | 191 |
| 1981 | 146 |
| 1991 | 112 |
| 2001 | 81 |
far onward they sped starting from the Hyllean land, and they left behind all the islands that were beforetime thronged by the Colchians -- the Liburnian isles, isle after isle, Issa, Dysceladus, and lovely Pityeia
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