Pašman
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Geography | |
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Location | Adriatic Sea |
Coordinates | 43°57′N 15°23′E / 43.950°N 15.383°ECoordinates: 43°57′N 15°23′E / 43.950°N 15.383°E |
Area | 60.11 km2 (23.21 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
Highest point | Bokolj |
Administration | |
Croatia | |
County | Zadar |
Municipalities | Pašman, Tkon |
Largest settlement | Tkon |
Demographics | |
Population | 2,845 (2011)[1] |
Pop. density | 33.34/km2 (86.35/sq mi) |
Pašman (pronounced [pǎʃman]) is an island off the coast of the Adriatic Sea in Croatia with an area of 60.11 km2,[2] located to the south of Zadar, surrounded by the islands of Ugljan to the northwest, Iž to the west, and Dugi Otok and Žut to the southwest. The island is inhabited by 2,845 people (2011).
There are 10 settlements on the island; Ždrelac, Banj, Dobropoljana, Neviđane, Mrljane, Barotul, Pašman and Kraj, belonging to the municipality of Pašman, and and Tkon, belonging to the municipality of Tkon.
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Among all islands in Croatian archipelago it is Pašman that has the biggest green surface considering its total area. And it is the 12th island in Croatian archipelago by land area. It is also known to have the cleanest water in the Adriatic due to the constantly changing current.
Summits[]
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- Veliki Bokolj, 274 m,
- Oštro, 254 m,
- Semica, 199 m,
- Straža, 180 m,
- Jakovljev vrh, 178 m,
- Mali Bokolj, 164 m,
- Cudonjin, 146 m,
- Martinjak, 139 m,
- Pustograd, 108 m,
References[]
- ^ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 47. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ 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 2019-12-26.
Further reading[]
- Pašman at enciklopedija.hr (in Croatian)
- Magaš, Damir (June 1984). "Geografski položaj i osnovna prirodno-geografska obilježja otoka Pašmana" [The geographical situation and physical characteristics of the island Pašman] (PDF). Hrvatski geografski glasnik (in Croatian). 46 (1): 53–71. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pašman. |
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Pašman. |
- Tourist board of the municipality of Pašman (in Croatian, English, German, Italian, and French)
- Pašman
- Islands of Croatia
- Islands of the Adriatic Sea
- Landforms of Zadar County
- Zadar County geography stubs