Biševo
Sign in to saveBiševo (, Chakavian: Bisovo) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in the middle of the Dalmatian archipelago, 5 km south-west of the Island of Vis. Its area is and it has a population of 15 (as of 2011).
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Biševo
- Islands.map
- Croatia
- Islands.image_name
- Biševo Island - Croatia.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- Biševo island seen from an airplane.
- Islands.image_size
- 270
- Islands.mapframe
- yes
- Islands.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Islands.mapframe stroke width
- 1
- Islands.native_name_link
- Croatian
- Islands.location
- Adriatic Sea
- Islands.area_km2
- 5.8
- Islands.highest_mount
- Stražbenica
- Islands.elevation_m
- 239
- Islands.country
- Croatia
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Split-Dalmatia
- Islands.population
- 15
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2011
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- History
- Geography
- Caves
- Monk Seal Cave
- Blue Cave
- Birds
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Biševo (, Chakavian: Bisovo) is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in the middle of the Dalmatian archipelago, 5 km south-west of the Island of Vis. Its area is and it has a population of 15 (as of 2011).
==History== A Benedictine monastery was founded on Biševo in 1050 by Ivan Grlić from Split, but it was deserted two centuries later because of the danger of pirates. The church of Saint Sylvester is preserved near the ruins of the monastery.