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.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: islet of Croatia
  • Also known as: “Badia Islet” and “Ostrvo Badija”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baretica and Planjak.

Islet
Photo: Ante Pletikosić, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an islet.

Islet
Photo: Quahadi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet.

Island
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is an island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Town of Korčula and Korčula.

Town
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Korčula is a town on the east coast of the of , in Croatia, in the Adriatic. is situated 2½ km west of Badija.

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is an island in the Adriatic Sea, in Southern , near . According to some sources, Marco Polo may have been born here.

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is a port town of 3,700 people in . Tourism is one of the town's main sources of income, especially during the summer months. The town's main beach is at Trstenica.

Badija

Latitude
42.95417° or 42° 57′ 15″ north
Longitude
17.16472° or 17° 9′ 53″ east
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
8FJVX537+MV
Geo­Names ID
3204641
Wiki­data ID
Q2706296
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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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