Drvenik Veli
Native name: Drvenik veli | |
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Geography | |
Location | Adriatic Sea |
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Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
Highest elevation | 178 m (584 ft) |
Country | |
County | Split-Dalmatia |
Demographics | |
Population | 150 (as of 2011) |
Drvenik Veli (Italian: Zirona Grande ) is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in middle-Dalmatian archipelago, northwest of Šolta, 1.8 kilometres (1.1 miles) from the mainland.[1] Its area is 12.07 square kilometres (4.66 sq mi).[2][3] The highest peak is 178 metres high.[3] The only settlement on the island is the near-eponymous village of Drvenik Veliki (pronounced [dr̩v̞ɛ̌niːk v̞ɛ̂likiː]) with a population of 168 (2001 Croatian census).[4] The island was first inhabited in the 15th century.[5] Croatian monuments from the 13th century, the island is mentioned as "Gerona" or "Giruan".[5] Main industries are agriculture, fishing and tourism.[5][6] Coast of the island is constituted of many sand and pebble beaches.[6]
References
- ↑ (Croatian) Basic facts about Drvenik
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statistical yearbook for 2006 of Central bureau of statistics of Republic of Croatia
- ↑ City of Trogir, list of settlements Croatian Bureau of Statistics (Croatian)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 (Croatian) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 (Croatian) First Croatian online peljar
External links
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- Islands of Croatia
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- Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County