Košljun

Košljun is a relatively small island in Puntarska Draga bay off the coast of , facing , in the Adriatic Sea, . It is approximately 300 meters in diameter and covers an area of 6.5 hectares and is rich in vegetation.
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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
Photo: Bzmarko, Public domain.
The is a Roman Catholic church located on the island of , .

Church
Photo: Jürgen Friede, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or fully Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a cathedral in the town of on the northern Adriatic island of , . is situated 3½ km west of Košljun.

Castle
Photo: Roberta F., CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a castle located on the southwest coast of the , in the ancient town of , which is one of the oldest towns in the Adriatic, in . is situated 3½ km west of Košljun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Punat and Kornić.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
lies on the eastern coast of the bay of on the island of in . It is well protected against storm, as well as the whole bay of .

Village
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is a on the island of , .

Village
is a on the island of , just to the east of and to the west of . Administratively, the hamlet belongs to the town of . As of 2021, the hamlet had 69 inhabitants. is situated 3 km northwest of Košljun.

Košljun

Latitude
45.02638° or 45° 1′ 35″ north
Longitude
14.61867° or 14° 37′ 7″ east
Open location code
8FQP2JG9+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24010119
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
3197619
Wiki­data ID
Q2567635
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Satellite Map

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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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