- Prižba
Prižba is a small village on the island of
Korčula ,Croatia .Location
This village is located on the southern coast of
Korčula , and its shape follows the coastline. Prižba is 10 km away from the townBlato , 16 km fromVela Luka , 4 fromBrna and 8 fromSmokvica .Culture
In the center of Prižba there's a small
Sisters of Mercy convent .Economy
The economy of this village is based on tourism and associated activities, whereas originally it was almost exclusively fishing as this was a pure fishermen's village.
At one end of Prizba is the tourist complex 'Priscapac', which has a sports-diving centre.Trivia
In this village, the Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified Petković wrote the Constitution of her Order in 1920.
External links
*hr icon [http://marijapropetog.hr/svetiste_hr.htm Blažena Marija Propetog Isusa Petković] Samostan u Prižbi na otoku Korčuli
*hr icon [http://marijapropetog.hr/arhiva_28_04-01_05_2007.htm Blažena Marija Propetog Isusa Petković]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Prižba&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl Prižba] on maps.google.com
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