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the mildly descending plateau between
the Rat and the Humic elevation (183 m).
The surrounding hills protect it from
the northerly and southerly winds; the
landward breeze often blows in the summer.
The average air temperature in January
reaches 7.9 °C and in July 24.9 °C; 2,671
hours of sunshine a year (in the summer
11.3 hrs a day). Chief occupations are
farming, wine production, olive growing
and processing, fruit growing, fishing,
fish and food processing, shipbuilding
and tourism. The coastal strip including
the small islands (Proizd, Kamenjak, Osjak
and Gubesa) represents a rich fishing
ground. Vela Luka lies on the regional
road running along the island. Ferry port;
ferry connections with Split and Lastovo.
There is a prehistoric archaeological
site Vela Spilja (Neolithic). - The one-nave
church of St. John in the region of Gradina
was first mentioned in the 15th century;
it has a bell tower on the main front
("na preslicu"), and a Gothic
vault. The parish church and the belfry
were built in neo--historicist style.
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