Zverinac

Zverinac is a small Croatian island in the Zadar Archipelago of the Adriatic Sea. It occupies 4.2 km²^[1] and is populated by 43 people,^[2] with a population density of 10.29 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 . There are Roman ruins in the Poripišće uvala.

References

↑ Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1 : 25 000" (PDF). Geoadria (Zadar) 9 (1): 5–32. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
↑ http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv/censuses/census2011/results/censustabsxls.htm

Adriatic islands of Croatia

Lists: Complete list Inhabited islands

> 100 km²	Brač Cres Dugi Otok Hvar Korčula Krk Pag

10–100 km²	Čiovo Drvenik Veli Iž Kornat Lastovo Lošinj Mljet Molat Murter Olib Pašman Prvić (Krk) Rab Sestrunj Silba Šipan Šolta Ugljan Unije Vir Vis Žirje Žut

1–10 km²	Arta Velika Biševo Dolin Drvenik Mali Goli otok Ilovik Ist Jakljan Kakan Kaprije Katina Koločep Kurba Vela Lavdara Lavsa Levrnaka Lopud Mali Brijun Maun Mrčara Piškera Planik Plavnik Premuda Prežba Prvić (Šibenik) Rava Rivanj Šćedro Sit Smokvica Vela (Kornat) Škarda Škrda Sušac Susak Svetac Sveti Grgur Sveti Klement Tijat Tun Veli Vele Orjule Vele Srakane Veliki Brijun Vrgada Zeča Zlarin Zmajan Zverinac

Archipelagos: Cres-Lošinj Brijuni Elaphites Kornati Paklinski

Inhabited islands of Croatia

Biševo Brač Čiovo Cres Drvenik Mali Drvenik Veli Dugi Otok Hvar Ilovik Ist Iž Kaprije Koločep Kornat Korčula Krapanj Krk Lastovo Lopud Lošinj Male Srakane Mljet Molat Murter Olib Ošljak Pag Pašman Premuda Prvić Rab Rava Rivanj Sestrunj Silba Šipan Šolta Susak Ugljan Unije Vele Srakane Vir Vis Vrgada Žirje Zlarin Zverinac

Coordinates: 44°9′50″N 14°55′0″E / 44.16389°N 14.91667°E / 44.16389; 14.91667

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