Rivanj
Rivanj is an Adriatic Sea island in the Zadar Archipelago, between the islands of Sestrunj and Ugljan, with an area of 4.4 square kilometres (1.7 sq mi)[1] (length 3.4 km (2.1 mi), width up to 1.4 km (0.9 mi)); population 31 (2011);[2] highest peak Lukocina (112 metres (367 feet)). The only village is Rivanj, located in the interior of the island; below it, on the south-western coast, is a small harbour with a hamlet. The island is largely covered with underbrush and thicket. Rivanj has a daily ferry and ship line with Zadar. The present village was allegedly founded by the inhabitants of the island of Ugljan. Rivanj is frequented by boaters. There are only 2 family surnames in Rivanj, Radulić and Fatović, and there is a church of St. Jelena on the island. [3]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "TZ Preko - Otok Rivanj". Tz Općine Preko (in Croatian). Retrieved 2023-06-08.
44°09′10″N 15°02′16″E / 44.1529°N 15.0379°E
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