Košljun
Košljun is a relatively small island in Puntarska Draga bay off the coast of Krk, facing Punat, in the Adriatic Sea, Croatia. It is approximately 300 meters in diameter and covers an area of 6.5 hectares and is rich in vegetation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island of Croatia
- Also known as: “Aleksandrovo” and “Otocic Kosljun”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St. Dunat and Krk Cathedral.
Church of St. Dunat
Church
Photo: Bzmarko, Public domain.
The Church of St. Dunat is a Roman Catholic church located on the island of Krk, Croatia.
Krk Cathedral
Church
Photo: Jürgen Friede, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Krk Cathedral or fully Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a cathedral in the town of Krk on the northern Adriatic island of Krk, Croatia. Krk Cathedral is situated 3½ km west of Košljun.
Frankopan Castle
Castle
Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frankopan Castle is a castle located on the southwest coast of the island Krk, in the ancient town of Krk, which is one of the oldest towns in the Adriatic, in Croatia. Frankopan Castle is situated 3½ km west of Košljun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punat and Kornić.
Punat
Punat lies on the eastern coast of the bay of Punat on the island of Krk in Croatia. It is well protected against storm, as well as the whole bay of Punat.
Muraj
Village
Muraj is a village on the Croatian island of Krk, just to the east of Kornić and to the west of Lakmartin. Administratively, the hamlet belongs to the town of Krk. As of 2021, the hamlet had 69 inhabitants. Muraj is situated 3 km northwest of Košljun.
Košljun
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
45.02638° or 45° 1′ 35″ northLongitude
14.61867° or 14° 37′ 7″ eastOpen location code
8FQP2JG9+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 24010119OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Swedish—“Košljun” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Կոշլյուն”
- Cebuano: “Otočić Košljun”
- Croatian: “Košljun”
- Czech: “Košljun”
- Dutch: “Košljun”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوسلچون”
- German: “Košljun”
- Hungarian: “Košljun (sziget)”
- Hungarian: “Košljun”
- Italian: “Cassione”
- Italian: “Kosljun”
- Italian: “Košljun”
- Polish: “Košljun”
- Russian: “Кошлюн”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Košljun”
- Slovenian: “Košljun”
- Swedish: “Otočić Košljun”
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