Prevlaka Island

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Prevlaka Island (Also known as Island of Flowers) is an island on the Adriatic Sea, in Montenegrin municipality of Tivat.

[edit] About the island

Prevlaka Island is located near the town of Tivat, in the Bay of Kotor. The island is 300 m long and 200 m wide. It is connected with mainland by a narrow isthmus.

The island was the residence of the metropolitan of Zeta’s diocese was from 13th to the 15th century. It was a tourist resort for the military personnel, closed for general public in SFRY.

The Prevlaka Island is not to be confused with Prevlaka Peninsula, also located in the Bay of Kotor, but belonging to Croatia.

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