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Žirje, Croatia

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Žirje
East side of the island of Žirje, Croatia including parts of the old fortress
East side of the island of Žirje, Croatia including parts of the old fortress
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Interactive map of Žirje
Žirje is located in Croatia
Žirje
Žirje
Location within Croatia
Coordinates: 43°39′08″N 15°39′42″E / 43.652311°N 15.661636°E / 43.652311; 15.661636
CountryImage Croatia
CountyŠibenik-Knin County
MunicipalityŠibenik
Area
 • Total
15.08 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
147
 • Density6.83/km2 (17.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Žirje (pronounced [ʒîːrjɛ]) is an island and a settlement in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea.[2] It is situated in the Šibenik archipelago, about 22 kilometres (14 miles) southwest of Šibenik, which makes it the most remote permanently inhabited island in the Šibenik archipelago.[3][4] Its area is 15.08 km2,[5] and it has a population of 103 (2011 census).[6] Its population is steadily decreasing (720 residents in 1953,[7] 207 residents in 1981,[7] and 124 residents in 2001[8]).

The island is composed of two limestone ridges. Nestled between them is a fertile valley.[7] The vegetation of the island is mainly composed of maquis shrubland, with some farm land in the central parts of the island.[9] Main industries are agriculture (grapes, olives, plums, figs and sour cherries) and fishing.[7][9] Fish are abundant in the waters around Žirje.[3][10][11] Tourism on Žirje has remained largely undeveloped in comparison to the other islands in the Croatian Adriatic.[12]

In the 12th and 13th centuries the island was defended by fortresses and walls[7] constructed on the foundations of an earlier Byzantine fortress from the 6th century.[13] Due to its use by the Yugoslav People's Army, the southern and south-western parts of the island were off limits to the islanders and visitors for nearly half a century.[4]

The ferry port on the island provides a link to the county seat Šibenik via the D128 route.

Demographics

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In 2021, its population was 147.[1]

Žirje: Population trends 1857–2021
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References

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  1. 1 2 "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements" (xlsx). Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. 2022.
  2. ↑ "Zakon o područjima županija, gradova i općina u Republici Hrvatskoj". Narodne novine (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2023-06-07.
  3. 1 2 Žirje on adriagate.com
  4. 1 2 Faričić & Magaš 2004, p. 127.
  5. ↑ 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. 9 (1). Zadar: 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  6. ↑ "Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements, 2011 Census: Žirje". Census of Population, Households and Dwellings 2011. Zagreb: Croatian Bureau of Statistics. December 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 (in Croatian) "Žirje". General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute (in Croatian). Vol. 8. Zagreb: Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute. 1982.
  8. ↑ "STANOVNIŠTVO PREMA PRISUTNOSTI/ODSUTNOSTI U NASELJU POPISA, PO NASELJIMA, POPIS 2001". Croatian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  9. 1 2 (in Croatian) First Croatian online peljar
  10. ↑ Žirje on croatiatouristcenter.com Archived 2006-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Faričić & Magaš 2004, p. 145.
  12. ↑ Faričić & Magaš 2004, pp. 146–148.
  13. ↑ Žirje on adriatic-croatian.com

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