Katun mainly refers to a form of autonomous medieval community in the Balkans, generally made up of semi-nomadic herders (see Katun (community)). The term has been preserved in some local place names: Katun (Vranje), a village in Vranje Municipality, Serbia Katun (Aleksinac), a village in Aleksinac Municipality, Serbia Gornji Katun, a village in Varvarin Municipality, Serbia Donji Katun, a village in Varvarin Municipality, Serbia Katun, Pljevlja, a village in Pljevlja Municipality, Montenegro Katun nahiya, a small province (nahiya) during the Ottoman rule in Montenegro Katun, Poreč, a village in Poreč Municipality, Croatia
