Iž
Iž (pronounced [îːʒ]; Italian: Eso, German: Ese) is an island in the Zadar Archipelago within the Croatian reaches of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated between Ugljan on the north-east and Dugi Otok on the south-west and is about an hour's ferry ride from Zadar. It has an area of 17.59 square kilometres (7 square miles)[1] and a population of 615 (2011).[2] Its mineralogy is composed of mainly limestone and dolomite.[3] The island has been settled since prehistoric times; there is a Catholic church dating from the 11th century and records of the first Croatian settlers date from the year 1266.[4] Its two biggest settlements (Iž Veli and Iž Mali)[5] are located on the eastern part of the island.
Near the island there are some very small uninhabited islands: Knežak, Rutnjak and Fulija for example. In the Iž dialect people almost never say f, they use h instead.[citation needed] Main activities are sailing, fishing, olive cultivation and pottery.[6][7] The island is very popular amongst foreign tourists, largely due to its great beaches.[3][8]
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References[edit]
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
- ^ Ostroški, Ljiljana, ed. (December 2013). Statistički ljetopis Republike Hrvatske 2013 [2013 Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia] (PDF). Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian and English) 45. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. p. 41. ISSN 1334-0638. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Iž". General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute (in Croatian) 4. Zagreb: Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute. 1978.
- ^ "Veli Iž - Island Iž". Archived from the original on 2007-01-20.
- ^ "SAS Output". Dzs.hr. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ^ Carlton. "Comments on the technology of prehistoric pottery in the Western Balkans in the light of ethnographic research". Academia.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ Carlton, RIchard. "Ethnoarchaeolgical Study of Pottery Production in Dalmatia". Academia.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
- ^ Iž on kroatien-fewo.net
Coordinates: 44°02′01″N 15°07′11″E / 44.0336°N 15.1196°E
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