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Map of the Croatian islands. This is a list of islands of Croatia.There are over a thousand islands in Croatia, the exact number varying by definitions, and they cover a total area of about 3,300 km 2 (1,300 sq mi). [1]
Pakleni islands: Mali Vodnjak (right), Veli Vodnjak (middle), Travna and Paržanj (left). The one in back is Vis.. The Pakleni (pronounced [pǎklɛniː]) or sometimes referred as Paklinski ([pâkliːnskiː]) islands are located off the southwest coast of the island of Hvar, Croatia, opposite the entrance to the Hvar (city) harbour.
The island of Hvar is located in the Adriatic Sea, off the Dalmatian coast. To the north, the island of Brač lies across the Hvar Channel (Hvarski kanal), to the west is Vis, separated by the Vis Channel, and to the south Korčula lies across the Korčula Channel, while the Pelješac Peninsula is across the Neretva Channel. The eastern end of ...
Vis is a town on the eponymous island in the Adriatic Sea in southern Croatia. Its population was 1,934 as of 2011. The town is the seat of the eponymous Vis municipality, one of the island's two municipalities (the other being Komiža). Both belong administratively to Split-Dalmatia County.
Starting in 2000 the Traveline [13] service provided all parts of the UK with regional multi-modal trip planning on bus, coach, and rail. A web-based trip planner for UK rail was launched by UK National Rail Enquiries in 2003. Early public transport trip planners typically required a stop or station to be specified for the endpoints.
Vis (pronounced) is a small Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It is the farthest inhabited island off the Croatian mainland. It is the farthest inhabited island off the Croatian mainland. Before the end of World War I , the island was held by the Liburnians , the Republic of Venice , the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy , and the Austrian Empire .
Hvar (Chakavian: For, Italian: Lesina) is a town and port on the island of the same name, part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The municipality has a population of 4,251 (2011) while the town itself is inhabited by 3,771 people, making it the largest settlement on the island of Hvar. [ 3 ]
For example, Hvar was already populated between 3500 BC and 2500 BC [6] and Dionysius I of Syracuse founded a colony on Hvar and Vis in the 4th century BC. [7] The combined island population reached its peak in 1921, at 173,503 inhabitants, and went into steady decline in the following decades, dropping to pre-1850s level by 1981. [ 4 ]