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Sveti Andrija (Croatian pronunciation: [svȇtī ǎndrija], meaning "Saint Andrew"), often called Svetac (Croatian pronunciation: [sʋěːtat͡s], meaning "saint"), is an island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated 14 nautical miles (26 km) from Komiža (a town on the island of Vis). It is uninhabited, although it used to have permanent residents.

Sveti Andrija

Native name: Štondrija Nickname: Svetac
Geography
Location	Adriatic Sea
Coordinates
Archipelago	Vis Islands
Area	4.19 km2 (1.62 sq mi)
Highest elevation	316 m (1037 ft)
Highest point	Kosa
Administration
Croatia
County	Split-Dalmatia

Svetac was inhabited in prehistoric era, as evidenced by archeological remains, the oldest of which were found in Tovorski bod, a cave in the south part of the island.[1] A Benedictine monastery built on the island was abandoned in late 15th or early 16th century.[2] In 1760, a small pine tar factory was opened.[3] After the pine forest on the island was completely cut down, the factory was closed, and Svetac was acquired by members of Zanki family, who settled there.[3] The population census on Svetac from 1951 was around 60, all members of Zanki family. The last one of the group who lived there all year round was Antonija Zanki, an elderly woman who died in 2001.[1] Now members of Zanki family effectively live there four to six months a year, from late spring to autumn,[1] still keeping up the houses of their grandfathers, fishing, making famous red wine and olive oil. Most of members of Zanki family who own this, biggest private island in Adriatic, live in Komiža now (14 nm east). Taking the fact that island is in open seas, without any natural protected bay, gives even greater respect to members of this family who managed to survive there for centuries, and furthermore created a special kind of living, especially today.[4]

Approximately 300 meters off the south-west coast of the island there is the islet of Kamik, and farther on the open sea there is the volcanic island called Jabuka.[5] About 2.5 kilometres (1.3 nautical miles)[6] to the southeast there is the small volcanic island of Brusnik.

Svetac is a breeding ground for a small number of Eleonora's falcons, a rare bird with only c. 40–80 nesting pairs estimated to live on the outer Croatian Adriatic islands.[7][8] The falcons migrate to Madagascar every September and return to their nests in April.[1]

See also

• Jabuka–Andrija Fault

References

Bibliography

• Šerić, Neven (2006). Biserna ogrlica - pučinski otoci srednjeg Jadrana (RTF) (in Croatian). Marjan tisak. ISBN 953-214-367-X. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
• Mithad Kozličić, Josip Faričić: "The Significance of Sv. Andrija Island (Svetac) on a Sailing Route Across the Adriatic Presented on Old Geographical Maps"

На других языках

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[de] Svetac

Svetac (kroatisch: Heiliger), auch Sveti Andrija (deutsch: Heiliger Andreas) ist eine kroatische Insel in der Adria. Sie gehört innerhalb der Gespanschaft Split-Dalmatien zur Gemeinde Komiža[1].

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- [en] Svetac

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[it] Sant'Andrea in Pelago (Lissa)

Sant'Andrea in Pelago[3][4][5][6] o scoglio Sant'Andrea[7][8][9][10][11][12] (in croato Svetac) è un'isola croata dell'Adriatico situata 14 M al largo di Comisa (isola di Lissa); fa parte dell'arcipelago di Lissa. L'isola non ha una popolazione permanente.

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[ru] Светац

Светац (хорв. Svetac) — официальное название острова в Хорватской части Адриатического моря, лежащего в 25 км к западу от острова Вис. Другое название — Свети-Андрия (но тем же именем назван и остров и маяк перед Дубровником). Местное имя Светаца — Штондрия (Štondrija).

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