Kaprije (Italian: Capri di Dalmazia) is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in Šibenik archipelago. It has area of 7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)[1] and population of 189,[2] in the eponymous single settlement on the island. The island is composed of hills divided by transversal and longitudinal valleys where grass and sparse pine forests grow.[3] Grapes and olives are cultivated there.[4] The main industries are agriculture, fishing and tourism.[4] Automobiles are not allowed on the island.
In 14th and 15th century the island belonged to noble families from Šibenik.[3] During Ottoman conquests in 16th and 17th century, the island is inhabited by refugees from mainland.[3] Around that time, a Saint Peter's church was built on the island.[3]
References
- ↑ 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 2019-12-12.
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 (in Croatian) Kaprije on infoadriatic.com Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 (in Croatian) First Croatian online peljar
Further reading
- Magaš, Damir; Faričić, Josip; Surić, Maša (2003). "Prirodno-geografske odrednice razvitka otoka Kaprija, Kakna i pripadajućih otočića" [Geographical Determinants of Kaprije and Kakan Islands and Adjacent Islets, Croatia] (PDF). Geoadria (in Croatian). 8 (2): 45–66. doi:10.15291/geoadria.100. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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