Jakljan
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Adriatic Sea |
| Coordinates | 42°44′28″N 17°49′06″E / 42.74111°N 17.81833°E |
| Archipelago | Elaphiti 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 massacre of an unknown number of German and Croatian prisoners of war by Yugoslav Partisans in May 1945.[2] Discovery and exhumation of the site began in February 2013. By 25 February the remains of 117 young males had been recovered.[3] There are plans to bury the remains in a joint grave at the Home Guard cemetery in Dubrovnik.
References
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Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (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 2011-01-21.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Kalajdžić, Ahmet (22 February 2013). "Ekshumacija na Jakljanu: ratni zarobljenici likvidirani metkom u zatiljak". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ Jelavic, Grgo (25 February 2013). "Na Jakljanu pronađeni posmrtni ostatci 117 žrtava". Hrvatska radiotelevizija (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 February 2013.
Sources
- Jakljan at peljar.cvs.hr Template:Hr icon
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