Veliki Brijun
Veli Brijun is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is located off the west coast of Istria in northern Adriatic and is the largest island in the Brijuni Islands archipelago.Photo: Silverije, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island of Croatia
- Also known as: “Veli Brijun”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brijuni and Pusti otok.
Brijuni
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brijuni is in the Istria region of Croatia. The Brijuni archipelago lies off Istria's west coast, a 15-minute boat journey from Fažana, just north of Pula.
Pusti otok
Islet
Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Public domain.
Pusti otok is an islet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fažana and Valbandon.
Fažana
Photo: ModriDirkac, CC0.
Fažana is a village in the Istria region, Croatia. As a tourist destination it's mostly known as transport hub for boat trips to the popular Brijuni archipelago.
Valbandon
Village
Valbandon is a village in the municipality of Fažana, in Istria County, Croatia. Valbandon is situated 4½ km east of Veliki Brijun.
Peroj
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Peroj is a village in the Town of Vodnjan on the southwestern coast of Istria, Croatia. Peroj originally dates back to the Copper Age of prehistory, as testified by a necropolis within the old walls of the village. Peroj is situated 5 km northeast of Veliki Brijun.
Veliki Brijun
- Category: landform
- Location: Pula, Istria County, Istria, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Veliki Brijun” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Otočić Veliki Brijun”
- Chinese: “巨布里俄尼岛”
- Croatian: “Veli Brijun”
- Croatian: “Veli Brion”
- Croatian: “Veliki Brijun”
- Czech: “Veliki Brijun”
- Dutch: “Veliki Brijun”
- French: “Veliki Brijun”
- German: “Veli Brijun”
- German: “Veliki Brijun”
- Greek: “Βέλικι Μπριγιούν”
- Italian: “Brioni Maggiore”
- Latin: “Brevona Maior”
- Macedonian: “Голем Брион”
- Polish: “Veliki Brijun”
- Russian: “Вели-Бриюн”
- Russian: “Велики-Бриун”
- Russian: “Велики-Бриюн”
- Russian: “Великий Бриун”
- Russian: “Великий Бриюн”
- Serbian: “Велики Брион”
- Slovenian: “Veliki Brijun”
- Slovenian: “Veliki Brion”
- Spanish: “Veliki Brijun”
- Swedish: “Otočić Veliki Brijun”
Localities in the Area
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