Zverinac

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Zverinac (44° 9' 50N - 14° 55' 0E) is a small Croatian island in the Zadar Archipelago of the Adriatic Sea. It occupies 4.2 square kilometres and is populated by 48 people, with a population density of 11.429 persons per square kilometer. Its highest peak is 111 metres high.

According to the Croatian Culturenet website, the island was first mentioned in 1421 as Suiran, a possession of the Zadar noblemen. In the island's settlement is the baroque palace of the family of Fanfong from 1746 [1]. There are Roman ruins in the Poripišće uvala.

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