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The Diocese of Hvar (Croatian: Hvarska biskupija; Latin: Dioecesis Pharensis (-Brazensis et Lissensis)) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the Dalmatian islands in Croatia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The diocese was established in 1147 after the Venetian conquest of the island. [ 3 ]
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 .
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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.
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 ...
To the south it faces the neighbouring island of Hvar, separated by the Hvar Channel with a maximal depth of 91m. The closest distance is between Murvica and the northern beaches of Hvar with less than 4 km (2.5 mi), up to about 14 km (8.7 mi) at the east and west ends of Brač.
The MF Vis is a passenger and vehicle ferry built in 1965 by the shipyards Flensburger Schiffbaugesellschaft of Flensburg. It was launched on 12 April 1965 and placed in service on August 31, 1965 as Sydfyn by Færgefart Nordic.
The Blue Grotto or Blue Cave (Croatian: Modra špilja), is a flooded sea cave located in a small bay called Balun (Ball in the local dialect), on the east side of the island of Biševo and about 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km) from Komiža, in the Croatian Adriatic.