Zvërnec Island
Zvërnec Island is an island within the Narta Lagoon in southern Albania. The island is nearly all covered with tall pine trees and is just east of a much smaller island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Flladina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Albania
- Also known as: “Insel Svërnec”, “Ishulli i Zvernecit”, “Isola Svernez”, “Ostrvo Svernec”, “Svernez Island”, and “Zvërnec”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Zvërnec Monastery.
Church of Zvërnec Monastery
Church
Photo: Decius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The St. Mary’s Monastery is an Orthodox monastery located on the Zvërnec Island, in the Narta Lagoon near the village of Zvërnec within the municipality of Vlora. It houses a church dedicated to the Dormition of Mary Theotókos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nartë and Cerkovinë.
Nartë
Village
Photo: Melaneas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nartë is a community in Vlorë County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. It is situated northwest of the city of Vlorë. Nartë is situated 5 km southeast of Zvërnec Island.
Cerkovinë
Village
Photo: Dbrakaj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cerkovinë is a village in Albania, part of the former Novoselë municipality, in the Vlorë County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Vlorë. Cerkovinë is situated 9 km northeast of Zvërnec Island.
Vlorë
Photo: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vlorë is a city in Coastal Albania. Vlorë has the largest port in the country after Durrës and it is mainly important as a naval port.
Zvërnec Island
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Vlorë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.51756° or 40° 31′ 3″ northLongitude
19.40102° or 19° 24′ 4″ eastElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8FGXGC92+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 197101797OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Zvërnec Island” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Ishulli i Manastirit”
- Albanian: “Ishulli i Zvërnecit”
- Bulgarian: “Звернез”
- Bulgarian: “Звернец”
- Cebuano: “Ishulli i Zvërnecit”
- Chinese: “兹维尔讷奇岛”
- Czech: “Zvernec”
- Dutch: “Zvërnec Island”
- French: “Île de Zvërnec”
- Galician: “Illa de Zvërnec”
- German: “Insel Zvërnec”
- Greek: “Νησί της Σβέρνιτσας”
- Italian: “Isola di Zvërnec”
- Macedonian: “Звернец”
- Macedonian: “Зврнец”
- Russian: “Звернеци (остров)”
- Russian: “Звернеци”
- Serbian: “Zvernec”
- Serbian: “Звернец”
- Serbian: “Острво Звернец”
- Spanish: “Isla Zvërnec”
- Swedish: “Ishulli i Zvërnecit”
- Turkish: “Zvërnec Adası”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Çobenjt (Zvërnec) and Zvërnec.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Manastiri i Shën Marisë të Zvërnecit and Ishulli Dajlanit.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Zvërnec Island”. Photo: Flladina, CC BY-SA 4.0.