Vidova gora

Vidova gora is the highest peak on the island of , and also the highest peak on all Adriatic islands. It is situated above the village of . The name translates as Mount St. Vitus into English.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 780 metres
  • Description: highest peak on Brač, Croatia
  • Also known as: San Vito”, “Sulvid”, and “Sveti Vid

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crkva Sv. Vida and Zlatni Rat.

Church
is a church.

Beach
The , often referred to as the Golden Cape or Golden Horn, is a spit of land located about 2 kilometres west from the harbour town of on the southern coast of the island of , in the region of .

Cave
Drakonjina špilja, also known as Zmajeva pećina, is called so because of the mysterious relief of a dragon found inside. It is located immediately above , on the island of , in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murvica and Bol.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a 22-inhabitant small village 6 km west of , on the island , in . It is situated among karst caves along the southern side of the island and was mentioned for the first time in 1286.

Photo: Kelovy, Public domain.
is a town on the island of Brac in . Situated in a secluded place on the southern coast of the island, is the oldest town of Brac and one of the most famous seaside resorts of the Adriatic.

Village
Photo: Marijan, Public domain.
is a village and a municipality on the island in . In the past, was the capital of the island. It was founded inside the island, not on its coast, because of fear of pirates marauding the Adriatic Sea.

Vidova gora

Latitude
43.27966° or 43° 16′ 47″ north
Longitude
16.61978° or 16° 37′ 11″ east
Elevation
780 metres (2,559 feet)
Named after
Vitus
Open location code
8FMR7JH9+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1598728491
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
3187795
Wiki­data ID
Q1748837
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vidova gora” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Vidova Gora (bukid sa Krowasya)
  • Cebuano: Vidova Gora
  • Chinese: 维多瓦山
  • Croatian: Vidova gora
  • Czech: Vidova gora
  • Dutch: Vidova gora
  • Finnish: Vidova gora
  • Finnish: Vidova Gora
  • French: Vidova gora
  • German: Vidova Gora
  • Hungarian: Vidova gora
  • Japanese: ヴィドヴァ・ゴラ
  • Ladin: Vidova gora
  • Persian: ویدووا گورا
  • Polish: Vidova Gora
  • Serbian: Видова гора
  • Slovak: Vidova gora
  • Spanish: Vidova gora
  • Swedish: Vidova gora
  • Swedish: Vidova Gora

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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 “Vidova gora”. Photo: Kelovy, Public domain.