Croatia
Šibenik-Knin County
Šibenik

Žirje

Žirje is an island and a settlement in the part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in the archipelago, about 22 kilometres southwest of Šibenik, which makes it the most remote permanently inhabited island in the Šibenik archipelago.
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  • Type: Village with 147 residents
  • Description: settlement in the City of Šibenik, Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia
  • Also known as: “Žirije”, “Zirje”, and “Žirje, Šibenik-Knin County”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mikavica and Kaprije.

Hamlet
is a hamlet and a bay on isle of in . It is connected by the D128 road. is situated 2½ km northwest of Žirje.

Village
Photo: Chriskaprije, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an in the part of the Adriatic Sea, situated in the archipelago. The island has area of 7.11 km2 and is composed of hills divided by transverse and longitudinal valleys where grass and sparse pine forests grow. is situated 6 km northeast of Žirje.

Žirje

Latitude
43.65776° or 43° 39′ 28″ north
Longitude
15.65259° or 15° 39′ 9″ east
Population
147
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
8FMQMM53+42
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2238906566
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3186448
Wiki­data ID
Q6960207
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Ukrainian—“Žirje” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: “Žirje”
  • Croatian: “Žirje”
  • Hungarian: “Žirje (Šibenik)”
  • Hungarian: “Žirje”
  • Italian: “Zuri”
  • Russian: “Жирье”
  • Serbian: “Žirje”
  • Serbian: “Жирје”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Žirje”
  • Slovenian: “Žirje, Hrvaška”
  • Slovenian: “Žirje”
  • Spanish: “Žirje (Šibenik)”
  • Spanish: “Žirje”
  • Ukrainian: “Жир’є (Шибеник)”
  • Ukrainian: “Жир’є”

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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 “Žirje”. Photo: Nino, CC BY 3.0.