Ošljak (island)

Ošljak
Otok Ošljak
Island
Settlement on Ošljak
Settlement on Ošljak
Map
Ošljak is located in Croatia
Ošljak
Ošljak
Location of the island of Ošljak in Croatia
Coordinates: 44°04′33″N 15°12′36″E / 44.07583°N 15.21000°E / 44.07583; 15.21000
CountryCroatia
RegionDalmatia
CountyZadar County
MunicipalityPreko
Area
 • Total0.3 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total35
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02 (CEST)
ClimateCfb

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,[3] and its highest point, called Lazaret, peaks at 90 m (300 ft).[4] Ošljak used to be called Calugerà, after the noble Calogerà family that had owned the island and built its summer residence and gardens there.[5] On the island is the church of St. Mary from the 6th century. [6]

References

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  1. ^ Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia. Wikidata Q119585703.
  2. ^ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  3. ^ 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). Vol. 47. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. ISSN 1333-3305. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Ošljak" (in Croatian). peljar.cvs.hr. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  5. ^ Marčelić, Josip (1924). "Ošljak". Preko, povijesne, geografske, folklorističke, i kulturne crtice: 76–83.
  6. ^ "TZ Preko - Ošljak - Lazaret". Tz Općine Preko (in Croatian). Retrieved 8 June 2023.