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 Dugi
Otok
DUGI OTOK (Long Island), an island in the Zadar
group of islands of the northern Dalmatian archipelago; area 124
sq km (length 43 km, width up to 4.6 km); population 2,873. It stretches
in the direction north-west - south-east, with the island of Molat
in the north and the island of Kornat in the south. Karst fields,
such as Velo Jezero, Arnjevo, Stivanje, Sridnje, etc., stretch between
the ranges of limestone crests, with the highest peak Vela Straza
(338 m). There are also many caves (Strasna Pec, Kozja Pec, Veli
Badanj, Crvene Rupe and Pecina - in English: Oven of Horrors, Goat's
Oven, Great Vat, Red Holes and Cave). Water sources or streams do
not exist on the island. The southern part of the island is rocky
ground, while the middle and western parts are covered with underbrush,
with patches of woods. The western coast of the island is steep
and high, with a number of islets along it (Golac, Brscak, Magarcic,
Mali and Veliki Planatak, Utra, Mrtovnjak, Luski, Krkneta, Lagnici,
Mezanj, Katina, etc.); -other coasts are lower, with a number of
coves and sand shores such as Soliscica, Pantera and Telascica.
Economy is based on farming, viticulture, olive growing, livestock
breeding and fishing. The largest place is Sali, other places being
Zaglav, Zman, Brbinj, Bozava, Luka, Veli Rat, Soline, Dragove and
Savar. A regional road runs along the island. Ferry lines connect
the island with Zadar (Bribinj, Zaglav).
Dugi Otok was mentioned by Constantine Porphyrogenitus in the mid-10th
century under the name Pizuh (preserved in the name of the locality
Cuh near the Telascica Bay). In the 10th-11th century the island
was mentioned in the sources as Insula Tilagus (the name was preserved
in the name of the Telascica Bay). The name Veli Otok (Big Island)
was first mentioned in a Glagolitic source from 1460. More prominent
peaks of the island comprise the remains of Illyrian fortified settlements
and stone grave-mounds. A large Roman mansion (villa rustica) stood
once on the isthmus of Mala Proversa. The mansion was partly investigated
and conserved. Early Croatian remains include small churches, small
houses built in dry construction technique and graves.
Our recommendation:
Appartamenthouse
"Zaglav" - HR - 23281 - SALI - DUGI OTOK
A house on Dugi otok in Zaglav beside the sea and surrounded area
with National park "Kornati" and Nature park "Telascica".
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