Kaprije

Location of island Kaprije on the map of Croatia.

Satellite image of Kaprije

Kaprije (Italian: Capri di Dalmazia) is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in Šibenik archipelago. It has area of 7.11 km² (2.75 sq mi)^[1] and population of 189,^[2] in the eponymous single settlement on the island. The island is composed of hills divided by transversal and longitudinal valleys where grass and sparse pine forests grow.^[3] Grapes and olives are cultivated there.^[4] The main industries are agriculture, fishing and tourism.^[4] Automobiles are not allowed on the island.

In 14th and 15th century the island belonged to noble families from Šibenik.^[3] During Ottoman conquests in 16th and 17th century, the island is inhabited by refugees from mainland.^[3] Around that time, a Saint Peter's church was built on the island.^[3]

References[]

^ 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 2019-12-12.
^ 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d (in Croatian) Kaprije on infoadriatic.com Archived 2012-07-10 at WebCite
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b (in Croatian) First Croatian online peljar

Further reading[]

Magaš, Damir; Faričić, Josip; Surić, Maša (2003). "Prirodno-geografske odrednice razvitka otoka Kaprija, Kakna i pripadajućih otočića" [Geographical Determinants of Kaprije and Kakan Islands and Adjacent Islets, Croatia] (PDF). Geoadria (in Croatian). 8 (2): 45–66. doi:10.15291/geoadria.100. Retrieved 12 December 2019.

Coordinates: 43°41′51″N 15°42′01″E / 43.697479°N 15.700407°E / 43.697479; 15.700407

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[Duplancic-Cala-Ujevic-1] 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 2019-12-12.

[2] 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.

[infoadriatic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d (in Croatian) Kaprije on infoadriatic.com Archived 2012-07-10 at WebCite

[peljar-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b (in Croatian) First Croatian online peljar

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