Ugljan
Ugljan is an island in Northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It is the closest of the Zadar Archipelago islands to the mainland, lying just across the Zadar Channel from the city of Zadar, and is sometimes called the "Olive Island" for the centuries-old olive groves that cover its hills.Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Michael Fort and Galovac.
St. Michael Fort
Photo: Jean-no, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort St. Michael is a fortress on the island of Ugljan, in northern Dalmatia, Croatia. It was initially built by the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century, and rebuilt by the Republic of Venice in 1202, during the Fourth Crusade.
Ošljak
Island
Photo: Lovro Rumiha, CC BY 2.0.
Ošljak is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea. Its total area is 0.3 km2 and it lies just off the Dalmatian coast between Zadar and the island of Ugljan. Ošljak is situated 4 km east of Ugljan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sutomišćica and Poljana, Ugljan.
Sutomišćica
Village
Sutomišćica is a village in Croatia, on the eastern side of the island of Ugljan in the region of Dalmatia. Sutomišćica, which was already inhabited in ancient times, is situated in a beautiful bay of the same name, about 3 km from Preko.
Preko
Village
Photo: Andres rus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Preko is a village and a municipality in Zadar County, Croatia. It is situated, as the name suggests, opposite of Zadar, on the island of Ugljan, in northern Dalmatia.
Ugljan
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Insel Uglian”, “Ostrvo Ugljan”, “Ostrvo Uljan”, “Otok Ugljan”, and “Otok Uljan”
- Category: landform
- Location: Zadar County, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.08639° or 44° 5′ 11″ northLongitude
15.16528° or 15° 9′ 55″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
8FPQ35P8+H4GeoNames ID
3188537
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In Other Languages
“Ugljan” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Ugliano”
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