Ostrvo
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Ostrvo or Ostrovo was the largest Serbia
Serbia
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n river island
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 on the Danube
Danube
The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

, with an area of 60 km² (23.2 sq mi). It is 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) in length and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) in width. Today it is no longer an island but peninsula
Peninsula
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, which is connected to the southern bank of the Danube. Ostrvo lies east of Belgrade
Belgrade
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, near Kostolac
Kostolac
Kostolac is a small Serbian town on the Danube river in the Braničevo District. The remains of the Roman capital of the province of Moesia Superior Viminacium are located near Stari Kostolac some 2 km to the east of Kostolac. Kostolac is situated in the municipality of Požarevac...

, and is heavily forested. It has given its name to a village of Ostrovo in Kostolac municipality.

The southern arm of Danube around Ostrvo is called Dunavac.
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