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Sveti Petar is an uninhabited Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea located east of Ilovik. Its area is 0.96 km² (0.37 sq mi).[1]

Sveti Petar

Geography
Location	Adriatic Sea
Coordinates	44°28′02″N 14°33′30″E
Archipelago	Cres-Lošinj
Area	0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Highest point	62
Administration
Croatia
Demographics
Population	0

On the island are the remains of Benedictine Monastery, which belonged to the former abbey on the island of Susak. Nowadays, there is the cemetery where inhabitants of Ilovik bury their dead.

In the history, Sveti Petar served as a quarantine on the way to Venice, from this era, the ship berths and the remains of the administration building are still visible.

It is also said that Saint Peter walked on this island, thus earning its name of Sveti Petar, which is Saint Peter in Croatian.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Sveti Petar (island)

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[it] Isola di San Pietro (Croazia)

San Pietro[1] o San Pietro dei Nembi[2][3] (in croato Sveti Petar) è un'isola della Croazia che fa parte dell'arcipelago delle isole Quarnerine ed è situata a sudest della punta meridionale della penisola d'Istria.

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