| ID: | 1557 | | Title: | About Šćedro Island | | Description: | Šćedro is an island in the Adriatic Sea, 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) off the south coast of the island of Hvar, Croatia, opposite the settlement of Zavala. The name comes from štedri, meaning charitable in old Slavonic, because the island offers two deep, well-protected bays for shipping. The Latin name of Šćedro was Tauris from which derived the Italian Tauricola or Torcola. According to the Hvar Statute of 1331, the island was communal property and reserved for general pasturing. | | Category: | Islands: Scedro | | Link Owner: | | | Date Added: | November 01, 2009 11:10:02 PM | | Number Hits: | 22 |
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