Vela Straža

Vela Straža is a peak in and has an elevation of 173 metres. Vela Straža is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Paradise Beach and Rab concentration camp.

Beach
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Museum
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The was one of several Italian concentration camps. It was established during World War II, in July 1942, on the Italian-annexed island of .

Islet
Photo: Zoran Kurelić Rabko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rab and Lopar.

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the in , located just off the northern Croatian coast in the Adriatic Sea. The island is 22 km long, has an area of 93.6 km2 and 7,161 inhabitants.

Village
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is a municipality of Primorje–Gorski Kotar County. It gained the municipality status in 2006 and its population is 1,263 as of 2011. is 12 kilometers from the town of and is known for its numerous natural sandy beaches and is surrounded by many islets.

Town
Photo: Zoran Kurelić Rabko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rab is a town on the island of Rab in . Rab, the settlement, is located on a small peninsula on the southwestern side of the island.

Vela Straža

Latitude
44.8032° or 44° 48′ 12″ north
Longitude
14.7553° or 14° 45′ 19″ east
Elevation
173 metres (568 feet)
Open location code
8FPPRQ34+74
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6406855032
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
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