Badija is the largest island in archipelago Škoji, near Korčula island in Croatia.
 Monastery on Badija | |
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  Badija | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Adriatic Sea |
| Coordinates | 42°57′20″N 17°09′40″E / 42.9556°N 17.1611°E |
| Archipelago | Škoji |
| Area | 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi)[1] |
| Administration | |
| County | Dubrovnik-Neretva |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2011) |
The island is currently unpopulated. Franciscans from Bosnia came into possession of the island in 1398. They held it until 1949, when it was expropriated by the communist authorities.
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. 9 (1). Zadar: 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 2019-12-26.5-32&rft.date=2004-06&rft_id=info:doi/10.15291/geoadria.127&rft.aulast=Duplančić Leder&rft.aufirst=Tea&rft.au=Ujević, Tin&rft.au=Čala, Mendi&rft_id=https://hrcak.srce.hr/9636&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Badija" class="Z3988">
Sources
edit- Samostan Uznesenja B. D. Marije (in Croatian)
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