Lopud

Lopud (pronounced [lɔ̌pud]) is a small island off the coast of Dalmatia, southern Croatia. Lopud is economically the most developed of the Elaphiti Islands, and can be reached by boat from Dubrovnik, Trsteno, Orašac and Zaton. The island is famous for its sandy beaches,[2] in particular the bay of Šunj. Lopud is the second largest island of the Elaphiti islands, between Koločep and Šipan. It is famous as the "island in the middle" (Insula Media, or Mezzo). It has an area of 4.63 square kilometres (1.79 square miles)[3] and its highest point is Polačica, 216 metres (709 feet) above sea level. It has 11.5 km (7 mi) of coastline, of which 1.2 km (1 mi) is sandy.

Lopud
View from Sutvrač Fort
Geography
LocationAdriatic Sea
Coordinates
ArchipelagoElaphiti Islands
Area4.63 km2 (1.79 sq mi)
Highest elevation214 m (702 ft)
Highest pointPolačica
Administration
Croatia
CountyDubrovnik-Neretva
Demographics
Population249 (2011)[1]
Pop. density49/km2 (127/sq mi)

History

On 22 July 1813, marines and seamen from HMS Saracen and HMS Weazel captured the French garrison on the island, which consisted of six guns and 59 men.[4]

  • The harbour in Lopud
  • Lopud beach scene
  • Franciscan monastery
  • Hotel Lafodia (opened 1968)
  • Šunj Beach
  • St. John's Church on Belvedere
  • Derelict house
  • Chapel
  • Spanish fort Sutvrač
  • View on Lopud forests from Sutvrač
  • Interior of Sutvrač Fort
  • Lady of Šunj Church
  • Tombstone in the chapel beside Lady of Šunj Church
  • Lopud landscape
  • Above Šunj Beach
  • Along the footpath
  • Other side of the island
  • Small belvedere
  • One of houses in town
  • Church in town
  • Doors of church in town
  • Former hotel Grand
  • Lopud botanical park
  • Image from the park
  • Town seafront

References
  1. Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2017 (PDF) (in Croatian and English). Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2017. p. 45. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. Frommer's Croatia by Karen Torme Olson & Sanja Bazulic Olson
  3. 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 26 December 2019.
  4. "No. 16888". The London Gazette. 23 April 1814. p. 858.
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