Ošljak (island)
Ošljak (Italian: Calugerà) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. Its total area is 0.3 km2 (74 acres) and it lies just off the Dalmatian coast between Zadar and the island of Ugljan. According to the 2011 Census, the island's single village, located on the western shore and facing the towns of Kali and Preko on Ugljan, has a resident population of 29 inhabitants,[1] and its highest point, called Lazaret, peaks at 90 m (300 ft).[2] Ošljak used to be called Calugerà, after the noble Calogerà family that had owned the island and built its summer residence and gardens there.[3]
Ošljak Otok Ošljak | |
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Island | |
 Settlement on Ošljak | |
  Ošljak Location of the island of Ošljak in Croatia | |
| Coordinates: 44°04′33″N 15°12′36″E | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Region | Dalmatia |
| County | Zadar County |
| Municipality | Preko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.332 km2 (0.128 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 29 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Climate | Cfb |
References
- Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2015). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2015 [Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia 2015] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English). 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- "Ošljak" (in Croatian). peljar.cvs.hr. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- Marčelić, Josip (1924). "Ošljak". Preko, povijesne, geografske, folklorističke, i kulturne crtice: 76–83.
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