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Lastovo and surrounding islands Aerial view of Lastovo. The island of Lastovo belongs to the central Dalmatian archipelago. Thirteen kilometres (8.1 miles) south of Korčula, the island is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the Adriatic Sea. Other islands in this group include Vis, Brač, Hvar, Korčula and Mljet. The dimensions of the ...
the Brijuni islands; Krk (one of two islands with the largest area: 405.78 km 2); Cres (one of two islands with the largest area: 405.78 km 2); Lošinj; Ilovik; Unije; Susak; Goli Otok; Rab
Lastovo is a village and a municipality in southern Croatia. It is the largest settlement on the eponymous island in Dubrovnik-Neretva County and D119 state road passes through it. According to the 2021 census, the municipality has 748 inhabitants, with 309 living in the village of Lastovo itself.
Map of the Croatian islands. This is a list of islands of Croatia.There are over a thousand islands in Croatia, the exact number varying by definitions, and they cover a total area of about 3,300 km 2 (1,300 sq mi). [1]
Prežba is a small inhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea, located northwest of the island of Lastovo in southern Dalmatia. It is connected to Lastovo by a bridge at the village of Pasadur on Lastovo. Prežba's area is 2.81 km 2, [1] but its coastline is 14.23 km long, due to the large number of coves on the island.
It is uninhabited, except by lighthouse staff and occasional summer tourists. Palagruža can be reached only by a chartered motorboat, requiring a journey of several hours from nearby islands like Lastovo, Korčula, or Vis. It is administratively part of the municipality of Komiža.
Dugi Otok (pronounced [dûɡiː ǒtok]; Croatian for "Long Island", Italian: Isola Lunga) is part of Croatia and the seventh largest island in the Adriatic Sea. It is located off the Dalmatian coast , west of Zadar .
The Lastovo carnival could be explained as a whole system of symbols. Culjanje, hanging and sliding of the puppet down the rope, as well as its death at the stake stand probably for the purification by air and by fire, i.e. for the ritual redemption of the community from the evil which had settled in the village during the preceding year.