Piškera

Piškera (also called Jadra[1]) is a small uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is one of the Kornati Islands in central Dalmatia and its area is 2.66 km2.[2] Its coastline is 10.64 km long.

Piškera
Geography
LocationAdriatic Sea
Coordinates43°46′15″N 15°20′13″E
ArchipelagoKornati islands
Area2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Highest elevation126 m (413 ft)[1]
Administration
CountyŠibenik-Knin County

A fishing settlement of the same name, established on the island in the 16th century, was gradually abandoned after the demise of the Republic of Venice in the late 18th century.[3][4][5] The island's name is derived from peschiera, Italian for "fish farm".[6]

A marina with 118 berths operated by ACI Club, located off the coast of an adjacent isle of Panitula Vela, is open between April and October every year.[7]

See also
  • Kornati Islands

References
  1. "Piškera". Croatian Encyclopedia (in Croatian). Miroslav Krleža Institute of Lexicography. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1 : 25 000" (PDF). Geoadria. Zadar. 9 (1): 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  3. Sorić 2013.
  4. "Dolazak Hrvata". np-kornati.hr (in Croatian). Kornati National Park. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  5. Faričić, Josip (23 January 2006). "Ribarsko naselje Piškera". geografija.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Geographical Society. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. Skračić 2001, pp. 302–303.
  7. "ACI Marina Piškera". croatia.hr. Adriatic Croatia International Club. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

Bibliography
  • Skračić, Vladimir (2001). "Kolonatsko gospodarstvo u zaštićenom prostoru Nacionalnog parka Kornati" [Tenant Farmers' Economy in the Kornati National Park Protected Area] (PDF). Sociologija i prostor (in Croatian). 39 (1/4 (151/154)): 297–317. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  • Sorić, Sofija (2013). "Ribarsko naselje Piškera u prošlosti" [The fishing settlement Piškera in the past]. In Skračić, Vladimir (ed.). Toponimija kornatskog otočja [The Toponymy of the Kornati Isles]. Onomastica Adriatica (in Croatian). pp. 159–169. ISBN 978-953-331-039-8. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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