Tag: Kroatien

Hvar (Croatian pronunciation: [xv̞âːr]; local Croatian dialect: Hvor or For, Greek: Pharos, Φαρος, Latin: Pharia, Italian: Lesina) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian coast, lying between the islands of Brač, Vis and Korčula. Approximately 68 km (42.25 mi) long,[1] with a high east-west ridge of Mesozoic limestone and dolomite, the island of […]

Palagruža (pronounced [palǎɡruːʒa]; from Ancient greek Pelagousae Πελαγούσαι, Italian: Pelagosa) is a small, remote archipelago of dolomite in the middle of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia.[1]It consists of one main island, called Vela or Velika (‘Great') Palagruža, and one smaller one, Mala (‘Little') Palagruža, and there are twenty or so other closely associated rocks or reefs. […]

Vis (pronounced [ʋîːs]; Greek: Ἴσσα; Italian: Lissa) is the most outerly lying larger Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, and is part of the Central Dalmatian group of islands, with an area of 90.26 km² and a population of 3,617 (as of 2001). Of all the inhabited Croatian islands, it is the farthest from the coast. There […]

Sestrunj (Italian: Sestrugno) is an island in Croatian part of Adriatic Sea. It is situated in Zadar archipelago, between Ugljan, Rivanj and Dugi Otok. Its area is 11.1 km2[1],[2] and it has population of 45 (as of 2011).[3] is located in the island's interior.[2] The island is partially covered with maquis shrubland and low forests.[2] Reminds […]

Yacht Charter Kroatien – eine Colin Archer 45 Das Segelschiff “BURA” wurde als Sonderanfertigung in der Schweiz gebaut, nach den Plänen und Design von einem der besten norwegischen Segelbootkonstrukteure Colin Archer. Die “Bura” ist ein exklusiver Klassiker verbunden mit der Tradition alter Seefahrerromantik. Modern, technisch auf höchstem Stand trotzt sie allen Stürmen und jeder Welle […]

Žut (pronounced [ʒûːt]; Croatian “the yellow one”) is an uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, in central Dalmatia. With an area of 14.83 km²[1] it is the 28th largest island in Croatia and the second largest island in the Kornati islands archipelago, after Kornat. Although most of the archipelago, composed of 89 islands, […]

Mljet (pronounced [mʎɛ̂t]; Latin: Melita, Italian: Meleda) is the most southerly and easterly of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia. The National Park includes the western part of the island, Veliko jezero, Malo jezero, Soline Bay and a sea belt 500 m wide from the most prominent cape of Mljet covering an […]

Brusnik is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. The island is part of the Dalmatian archipelago.

Korčula (Croatian: [kɔ̂ːrtʃula] ( The original Patriarch of the clan was called Petar. He had a status of a minor nobleman (local Patrician status of the City of Korčula). The Clan's ancestors lived in the Republic of Ragusa. In 1420 the family was mentioned in the charter of the town of Korčula as the Duke/Lord of Manor […]

Zlarin (Italian: Slarino) is a small island of the Dalmatian coast of Croatia near the city of Šibenik. Administratively, it is part of the Šibenik-Knin County. In winter times the island has a population of 276 people,[1] but from March to October its population grows substantially up to 1,500 people. Zlarin has a large expatriate […]