Badija

Badija is the largest island in the Škoji archipelago, near the island of in Croatia. The island is currently unpopulated. Franciscan friars from Bosnia came into possession of it in 1398 and established a friary which still stands.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of 58 metres (190 feet)
  • Description: islet of Croatia
  • Also known as
    “Badia Islet”
    “Ostrvo Badija”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baretica and Planjak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Town of Korčula and Korčula.
Korčula is a town on the east coast of the of , in Croatia, in the Adriatic. is situated 2½ km west of Badija.
is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in Southern , near .
is a port town of 3,700 people in .

Badija

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Latitude
42.95417° or 42° 57′ 15″ north
Longitude
17.16472° or 17° 9′ 53″ east
Open location code
8FJVX537+MV
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Badija” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Otok Badija”
  • Croatian: “Badija”
  • Dutch: “Badija”
  • German: “Badija”
  • Hungarian: “Badija”
  • Italian: “Badia”
  • Latvian: “Badija”
  • Persian: “بادییا”
  • Polish: “Badija”
  • Russian: “Бадия”
  • Serbian: “Badija”
  • Serbian: “Бадија”
  • Slovenian: “Badija”
  • Spanish: “Badija”
  • Swedish: “Otok Badija”
  • Ukrainian: “Бадія”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dragan’s Den Hostel and Luka Bufalo.

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