Piškera (also called Jadra[1]) is a small uninhabited Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the Kornati Islands in central Dalmatia and its area is 2.66 km2.[2] Its coastline is 10.64 km long.
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  Piškera | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Adriatic Sea |
| Coordinates | 43°46′15″N 15°20′13″E / 43.77083°N 15.33694°E |
| Archipelago | Kornati islands |
| Area | 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 126 m (413 ft)[1] |
| Administration | |
| County | Šibenik-Knin County |
A fishing settlement of the same name, established on the island in the 16th century, was gradually abandoned after the demise of the Republic of Venice in the late 18th century.[3][4][5] The island's name is derived from peschiera, Italian for "fish farm".[6]
A marina with 118 berths operated by ACI Club, located off the coast of an adjacent isle of Panitula Vela, is open between April and October every year.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Piškera". Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ 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. 9 (1). Zadar: 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- ^ Sorić 2013.
- ^ "Dolazak Hrvata". np-kornati.hr (in Croatian). Kornati National Park. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Faričić, Josip (23 January 2006). "Ribarsko naselje Piškera". geografija.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Geographical Society. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Skračić 2001, pp. 302–303.
- ^ "ACI Marina Piškera". croatia.hr. Adriatic Croatia International Club. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
Bibliography
edit- Skračić, Vladimir (2001). "Kolonatsko gospodarstvo u zaštićenom prostoru Nacionalnog parka Kornati" [Tenant Farmers' Economy in the Kornati National Park Protected Area] (PDF). Sociologija I Prostor (in Croatian). 39 (1/4 (151/154)): 297–317. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- Sorić, Sofija (2013). "Ribarsko naselje Piškera u prošlosti" [The fishing settlement Piškera in the past]. In Skračić, Vladimir (ed.). Toponimija kornatskog otočja [The Toponymy of the Kornati Isles]. Onomastica Adriatica (in Croatian). pp. 159–169. ISBN 978-953-331-039-8. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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