Flower Island (Bay of Kotor)

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Flower island
The flower island in the Tivat basin
The flower island in the Tivat basin
Waters Bay of Kotor
Archipelago Krtoljski Archipelago
Geographical location 42 ° 24 '21 "  N , 18 ° 42' 15"  E Coordinates: 42 ° 24 '21 "  N , 18 ° 42' 15"  E
Flower Island (Bay of Kotor) (Montenegro)
Flower Island (Bay of Kotor)
length 350 m
width 205 m
surface 6 ha

The Flower Island ( Serbian: Ostrvo Cvijeća ), also Miholjska Prevlaka (German: Prevlaka Michaels) or the island of St. Michael the Archangel , is an island in the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro . It is one of three islands in the Tivat Basin , also known as the Krtoljski Archipelago . A strait just 5 meters wide separates the island from the Brdo peninsula . About 100 meters away is the island of Sveti Marko and another 100 meters away is the island of Gospa od Milosti .

The Orthodox monastery of St. Michael the Archangel was once located on the island of flowers , hence the older name Miholjska Prevlaka. The monastery was considered a foundation of the Nemanjids . It is certain that around 1219 St. Sava was intended as the diocese for the Zeta . The monastery was destroyed by the Venetians in the 15th century .

Today on the island, not far from the ruins of the monastery, there is the Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity (Serbo-Croat. Sveta Trojica), built around 1883.