Zverinac

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Zverinac
View of Zverinac (place)
View of Zverinac (place)
Waters the Adrian Sea
Geographical location 44 ° 9 '50 "  N , 14 ° 55' 0"  E Coordinates: 44 ° 9 '50 "  N , 14 ° 55' 0"  E
Zverinac (Croatia)
Zverinac
length 5.8 km
width 1.1 km
surface 4.17 km²
Highest elevation Klis
117  m
Residents 43 (2011)
10 inhabitants / km²
main place Zverinac (Sali)
Situation map
Situation map

Zverinac ( Italian : Sferenzi ) is an island in the archipelago off Zadar in Croatia .

Location and inhabitants

The island is opposite Božava , on the northeast coast of Dugi Otok and Sestrunj . In 2011, 43 people lived on the only 4.2 km² island. It belongs to the Sali community . There is a ferry connection to Zadar and Božava.

history

The island was first mentioned historically in 1421 under the name Suiran . In the village there is the Baroque Fanfonga palace from 1746, and the remains of walls from Roman times can be found in Poripišće bay .

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