Why visit
Why visit Hum — World's Smallest Town
With a population that hovers between 20 and 30 people, Hum has held the Guinness record as the world's smallest town for decades — but this is no fake, it's a real medieval municipality with its own mayor, church and city walls. The drive up the Glagolitic Alley from Roč, marked with sculptures of the ancient Croatian alphabet, is half the pleasure.
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Estimated visit
1 hour
Best season
Any time — barely visited
Where
Hum, Croatia
Category
Hidden Gem
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With a population that hovers between 20 and 30 people, Hum has held the Guinness record as the world's smallest town for decades — but this is no fake, it's a real medieval municipality with its own mayor, church and city walls. The drive up the Glagolitic Alley from Roč, marked with sculptures of the ancient Croatian alphabet, is half the pleasure. Buy a bottle of biska (local mistletoe brandy) and you'll have officially supported the entire local economy.
“Hum's mayor is elected each year in a purely spoken vote in the town's tiny loggia — no paper ballots, no secret voting.”
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