Sestrunj

Sestrunj (Italian: Sestrugno) is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in Zadar Archipelago, between Ugljan, Rivanj and Dugi Otok. Its area is 15.1 square kilometres (5.8 square miles),[1] and it has population of 48 (as of 2011).[2] The only settlement is also called Sestrunj and is located in the island's interior.[3] The island is partially covered with maquis shrubland and low forests.[3] Remains of an Illyrian fort are situated on the island.[4] The island's main industries are agriculture and fishing.[3]

Satellite image of Sestrunj

References
  1. 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 2019-12-23.
  2. "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Sestrunj". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  3. (in Croatian) First Croatian online peljar
  4. Sestrunj at adriatic-croatian.com
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