Prevlaka Island
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Prevlaka Island is an island on the Adriatic Sea
, in Montenegrin
municipality of Tivat
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. The island is 300 m long and 200 m wide. It is connected with mainland by a narrow isthmus
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The island was the residence of the metropolitan of Zeta’s diocese was from 13th to the 15th century. It was a tourist resort for the military personnel, closed for general public in SFRY. It is today populated with about a hundred people, mainly living in the bungalow
s.
The Prevlaka Island is not to be confused with Prevlaka Peninsula, also located in the Bay of Kotor, but belonging to Croatia
.
On Prevlaka island, there is also a famous Monastery of St. Archangel Michail, which is undergoing a restoration. Todays monastery sits on nearly the same location which occupied the previous one which was destroyed by Venetian Republic in 1441, after it was proclaimed to be off limits due to the rumors of a plague breakout. Recent inquires, on Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, using recovered remains of monks from that time have revealed that monks died probably due to the arsenic personage.
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
, in Montenegrin
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
municipality of Tivat
Tivat
Tivat is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor...
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About the island
Prevlaka Island is located near the town of Tivat, in the Bay of KotorBay of Kotor
The Bay of Kotor in south-western Montenegro is a winding bay on the Adriatic Sea. The bay, sometimes called Europe's southernmost fjord, is in fact a submerged river canyon of the disintegrated Bokelj River which used to run from the high mountain plateaus of Mount Orjen...
. The island is 300 m long and 200 m wide. It is connected with mainland by a narrow isthmus
Isthmus
An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side.Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation...
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The island was the residence of the metropolitan of Zeta’s diocese was from 13th to the 15th century. It was a tourist resort for the military personnel, closed for general public in SFRY. It is today populated with about a hundred people, mainly living in the bungalow
Bungalow
A bungalow is a type of house, with varying meanings across the world. Common features to many of these definitions include being detached, low-rise , and the use of verandahs...
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The Prevlaka Island is not to be confused with Prevlaka Peninsula, also located in the Bay of Kotor, but belonging to Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
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On Prevlaka island, there is also a famous Monastery of St. Archangel Michail, which is undergoing a restoration. Todays monastery sits on nearly the same location which occupied the previous one which was destroyed by Venetian Republic in 1441, after it was proclaimed to be off limits due to the rumors of a plague breakout. Recent inquires, on Military Medical Academy in Belgrade, using recovered remains of monks from that time have revealed that monks died probably due to the arsenic personage.
See also
- Boka Kotorska
- Sveti Marko IslandSveti Marko IslandSveti Marko is an island on the Adriatic Sea, in the Montenegrin municipality of Tivat.-About the island:...