Ćunski is a small village in the central part of the island of Lošinj, Croatia. It is sheltered from the bora (adriatic northern wind) and is located on the southern slope of a hill with a view of the western shores of the Kvarner bay. The main road below Ćunski branches off leading to the Lošinj airfield. Also nearby on the western coast is Artatore, which is a popular tourist town. The present v
illage is no longer the original old settlement which evolved from a fort dating back to Roman times. As the land here was fertile, and the sea was rich with fish, the area was populated as early as the Bronze Age, and during Roman times there were numerous villas (villae rusticae) along the shores. Ruins of one villa is still recognizable in the Studencic bay, together with the remains of a sarcophagus. An old built-up fountain also still exists there. During the 16th century the old church of St. Nicholas was built, then enlarged in 1784, in appearance very similar to the St. Mary Magdalene church in Nerezine. It was torn down in order to build a simple, single-nave church with a rectangular sanctuary in 1908, which is still there today, with a belltower added in 1923. Unfortunately, there is very little left of the original lavish artistic interior decorations. Notable People from Ćunski
Valter Župan (born 1938), Bishop Emeritus of Krk
Ćunski se nalazi 8 kilometara od Malog Lošinja. Obrađivanjem nedalekoga plodnog polja našlo je opstojanje mnogo naseljenika pa se i naselje razvijalo i širilo do sadašnjih građevnih granica. Uz obradu polja za žitarice i povrće te vinovu lozu, obližnja su brda bila zasađena maslinovim stablima koja su iz godine u godinu davala dragocjeno maslinovo ulje. Osim poljoprivrede i ribarstva, u zadnje se vrijeme razvija i turizam pa se u sklopu prezentacije i promicanja mjesnih autentičnosti, nudi uljara – TORAĆ – kao prostor koji ophodi s prošlošću i sadašnjošću. Dio bogatoga naslijeđa želi se izložiti i prikazati turistima u prepravljenom Toraću. Taj jedini preostali stari mlin za masline – torać po domaću, sagrađen je oko 1897. U Ćunskom se nalazi Dom za duhovne susrete Betanija, susretište vjernika iz cijeloga svijeta. Odavde je rodom i sadašnji biskup krčke biskupije Valter Župan. Na cesti pod Ćunskim je polazna točka turističkog p**a za uspon na brdo Osoršćicu.
Ćunski je svakodnevnom autobusnom linijom povezan s Malim i Velim Lošinjem te isto tako sa Cresom, Osorom i Nerezinama. S glavne ceste pod Ćunskim odvojak vodi do lošinjskog aerodroma.
