Kaprije
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Kaprije is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, situated in the Šibenik archipelago. The island has area of and is composed of hills divided by transverse and longitudinal valleys where grass and sparse pine forests grow. Grapes and olives are cultivated there. The main industries are agriculture, fishing and tourism. Automobiles are not allowed on the island.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kaprije is referenced by 93 other articles, and connects out to Žirje, Drvenik Mali and Croatia.
The entry is geolocated on the map in isle, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Islands of Šibenik-Knin County, Islands of the Adriatic Sea and Populated places in Šibenik-Knin County.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Named after
- Capparis
- Country
- Croatia
- Located in
- Šibenik-Knin County
- Continent
- Europe
- Area
- 7.12
- Elevation
- 121
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Adriatic Sea
- Image
- Kaprije westernmost point.jpg
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- Kaprije
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Further reading
- Name
Kaprije is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, situated in the Šibenik archipelago. The island has area of and is composed of hills divided by transverse and longitudinal valleys where grass and sparse pine forests grow. Grapes and olives are cultivated there. The main industries are agriculture, fishing and tourism. Automobiles are not allowed on the island.
In 14th and 15th century the island belonged to noble families from Šibenik. During Ottoman conquests in 16th and 17th century, the island was inhabited by refugees from mainland. Around that time, a Saint Peter's church was built on the island.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kaprije” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
On the map
2 mapped locations