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'''Jakljan''' is an uninhabited [[islet]] in [[Croatia]], part of the [[Elaphiti Islands]] archipelago off the coast of southern [[Dalmatia]]. It is located northwest of [[Dubrovnik]] and west of the island of [[Šipan]]. Its area is 3.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and its coastline is 14.6&nbsp;km long.<ref name="Duplancic-Cala-Ujevic">
{{cite paper
| url=http://www.academa.si/zff/Duplancic_Cala_Ujevic_9_1-1.pdf
| title=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
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'''Jakljan''' is an uninhabited [[islet]] in [[Croatia]], part of the [[Elaphiti Islands]] archipelago off the coast of southern [[Dalmatia]]. It is located northwest of [[Dubrovnik]] and west of the island of [[Šipan]]. Its area is 3.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and its coastline is 14.6&nbsp;km long.<ref name="Duplancic-Cala-Ujevic">
A children's resort and recreational center is located on the island.
{{cite paper|url=http://www.academa.si/zff/Duplancic_Cala_Ujevic_9_1-1.pdf|title=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|journal=Geoadria|location=Zadar|volume=9|issue=1|pages=5–32|date=June 2004|last1=Duplančić Leder|first1=Tea|last2=Ujević|first2=Tin|last3=Čala|first3=Mendi|format=PDF|accessdate=21 January 2011}}</ref> A children's resort and recreational center is located on the island.


The island was the site of a mass execution of 204 German and Croatian prisoners of war by [[Yugoslav Partisans]] in May 1945.<ref name="Kalajdzic 2013">{{Cite news|last=Kalajdžić|first=Ahmet|title=Ekshumacija na Jakljanu: ratni zarobljenici likvidirani metkom u zatiljak|newspaper=[[Slobodna Dalmacija]]|date=22 February 2013|url=http://slobodnadalmacija.hr/Dubrovnik/tabid/75/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/203252/Default.aspx|accessdate=23 February 2013|language=Croatian}}</ref> Discovery and exhumation of the site began in mid-February 2013. By 28 February the remains of 204 males had been recovered.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Jelavic|first=Grgo|title=Na Jakljanu pronađeni posmrtni ostatci 117 žrtava|newspaper=[[Hrvatska radiotelevizija]]|date=25 February 2013|url=http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=vijesti-clanak&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=202895&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=866&cHash=9efcc4e99c|accessdate=26 February 2013|language=Croatian}}</ref> The remains were buried in a joint grave at the [[Croatian Home Guard (Independent State of Croatia)|Home Guard]] cemetery in Dubrovnik on March 1, 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Na dubrovačkom Domobranskom groblju pokopani posmrtni ostaci 214 njemačkih mornara|newspaper=[[Slobodna Dalmacija]]|date=1 March 2013|url=http://slobodnadalmacija.hr/Dubrovnik/tabid/75/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/203881/Default.aspx|accessdate=7 March 2013|language=Croatian}}</ref>
The island was the site of a massacre of 204 German and Croatian prisoners of war by [[Yugoslav Partisans]] in May 1945.<ref name="Kalajdzic 2013">{{Cite news
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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 15:04, 12 August 2015

Jakljan
Map
Geography
LocationAdriatic Sea
Coordinates42°44′28″N 17°49′06″E / 42.74111°N 17.81833°E / 42.74111; 17.81833
ArchipelagoElaphiti Islands
Administration
Croatia

Jakljan is an uninhabited islet in Croatia, part of the Elaphiti Islands archipelago off the coast of southern Dalmatia. It is located northwest of Dubrovnik and west of the island of Šipan. Its area is 3.4 km2 and its coastline is 14.6 km long.[1] A children's resort and recreational center is located on the island.

The island was the site of a mass execution of 204 German and Croatian prisoners of war by Yugoslav Partisans in May 1945.[2] Discovery and exhumation of the site began in mid-February 2013. By 28 February the remains of 204 males had been recovered.[3] The remains were buried in a joint grave at the Home Guard cemetery in Dubrovnik on March 1, 2013.[4]

See also

References

  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. 9 (1). Zadar: 5–32. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  2. ^ Kalajdžić, Ahmet (22 February 2013). "Ekshumacija na Jakljanu: ratni zarobljenici likvidirani metkom u zatiljak". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. ^ Jelavic, Grgo (25 February 2013). "Na Jakljanu pronađeni posmrtni ostatci 117 žrtava". Hrvatska radiotelevizija (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Na dubrovačkom Domobranskom groblju pokopani posmrtni ostaci 214 njemačkih mornara". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 1 March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013.

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