Šipan
 View from Pakljena on Šipan | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Adriatic Sea |
| Archipelago | Elaphiti Islands |
| Area | 16.22 km2 (6.26 sq mi) |
| Length | 9.1 km (5.65 mi) |
| Width | 2.6 km (1.62 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 243 m (797 ft)[1] |
| Highest point | Velji Vrh[1] |
| Administration | |
| County | Dubrovnik-Neretva |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 419 (2011) |
Šipan (pronounced [ʃǐpan]) also Sipano (Italian: Giuppana) is the largest of the Elaphiti Islands, 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Dubrovnik, Croatia; separated from the mainland coast by the Koločepski Channel; area 16.22 km2 (6.3 sq mi);[2] The island is 9.1 km (5.7 mi) in length, and up to 2.6 km (1.6 mi) in width. It is the largest island in this group and its highest point is 243 m (797 ft) above sea level. Two limestone crests, the higher (Velji Vrh, 243 m) in the northeast and the lower in the southeast surround a dolomite depression, on which olives, figs, vine, carob-trees, almond-trees, oranges and citrus fruit are cultivated.
The island's population is 419 (2011).[3] There are two ports on the island, Suđurađ (San Giorgio) in the east, and Šipanska Luka (Porto Gippana) in the west. The island is also famed for its numerous palm tree species that grow on the island.
It was first mentioned by this name in documents of 1371.[4]
In 1426 it became part of the Republic of Ragusa.[5]
During the French Revolutionary Wars, the British Royal Navy referred to it as Zupano. On 17 June 1813 a landing party of marines and seamen from HMS Saracen captured the French garrison.
Gallery[]
Suđurađ
Šipanska Luka
Vice Stjepović-Skočibuha House
Church on Pakljena
Early medieval St. Stephen Church in Suđurađ
Church in Suđurađ
House of Getaldić
School, library and administrative center
Church
One of old noble houses
Rector's Palace on Šipan
Near of Šipanska Luka
Šipanska Luka coast
House in Šipanska Luka
Church in Šipanska Luka
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Glamuzina & Glamuzina 1999, p. 89.
- ^ Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1 : 25 000" (PDF). Geoadria. Zadar. 9 (1): 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2017 (PDF) (in Croatian and English). Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2017. p. 45. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Naklada Naprijed, The Croatian Adriatic Tourist Guide, p. 369, Zagreb (1999), ISBN 953-178-097-8
- ^ Southeastern Europe under Ottoman Rule, 1354–1804 at Google Books
Bibliography[]
- Glamuzina, Martin; Glamuzina, Nikola (1999). "Suvremena geografska problematika otoka Lopuda i Koločepa" [Recent Geographical Problematics of the Lopud and Koločep Islands] (PDF). Geoadria (in Croatian). 4 (1): 89–100. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
External links[]
Media related to Šipan at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 42°43′43″N 17°52′33″E / 42.7286°N 17.8758°E
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