Pag (pronounced [pâːɡ] ; Latin : Pagus , Italian : Pago , German : Baag ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea . It is the fifth-largest island of the Croatian coast and the one with the longest coastline.
15-418: Pag may refer to: Places [ edit ] Pag (island) , Croatia Pag (town) Pag, Iranshahr , Iran People [ edit ] Michel Pagliaro , Canadian musician nicknamed "Pag" Other uses [ edit ] Pangasinan language , ISO 639 language code pag Pag, nickname for Leoncavallo's 1892 opera Pagliacci , often performed on
30-576: A double bill with Mascagni's Cavalleria rusticana known colloquially as "Cav and Pag" Pag cheese , a sheep milk cheese from the Croatian island Pag See also [ edit ] PAG (disambiguation) Pags (disambiguation) Professional agrologist (PAg), the professional designation for the agrology profession in Canada Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
45-457: A thousand years. While the earliest historical records of salt production on the island date to 999, it is believed salt was produced on Pag in Roman times . The origin of the town of Pag is connected with the exploitation of natural suitably shallow coves within the closed bay (the so-called Valle di Pago ) for salt manufacturing. Pag Bridge The Pag Bridge ( Croatian : Paški most )
60-621: Is divided between two counties, with Novalja, Stara Novalja, Lun, and Metajna being part of the northern Lika-Senj County , and the remainder of the island south of an isthmus at Gajac, including the town of Pag, being part of the southern Zadar County . The island forms part of the Kvarner Islands Important Bird Area (IBA), designated as such by BirdLife International because it supports significant numbers of many bird species, including breeding populations of several birds of prey . The earliest settlers on
75-469: Is the bridge that connects the island of Pag to the Croatian mainland. It is a 301 meters (988 ft) long, 9 meters (30 ft) wide bridge whose 201 meters (659 ft) long arch rises 35 meters (115 ft) above an Adriatic Sea strait called Ljubačka Vrata. It was opened on 17 November 1968, and it transformed life on the island of Pag to be able to function more as a peninsula. The bridge
90-458: The 2011 census, the population of the island was 9,059. There are two towns on the island, Pag and Novalja , as well as many smaller villages and tourist places. Pag is the only Croatian island that is administratively divided between two counties . Its northern part belongs to Lika-Senj County , while the central and southern parts belong to Zadar County . Pag belongs to the north Dalmatian archipelago and it extends northwest–southeast along
105-714: The Austrians. The island passed from Austria-Hungary to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia after World War I , and then to the Independent State of Croatia (1941–45) when the Ustashe set up concentration camps at Slana and Metajna, where they killed thousands of Serbs, Jews, and Croatian anti-fascists. After the Second World War it returned to Yugoslavia and, after the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1991,
120-547: The Lun peninsula is mostly under olive groves. Most communities on the island are connected by a road. A 300 m (980 ft)-long arch Pag Bridge connects the southern part of the island to the mainland. The Prizna – Žigljen ferry connects the northern part of the island to the mainland. The island has two towns, Pag and Novalja , and many smaller villages and communities, including Lun , Stara Novalja , Gajac , Kolan , Metajna , Dinjiška , Povljana , and others. The island
135-525: The coast, forming the Velebit Channel . The island has an area of 284.56 square kilometres (109.87 sq mi) and the coastline is 269.2 kilometres (167.27 mi). It is around 60 kilometres (37 miles) long (from northwest to southeast) and between 2 and 10 kilometres (1.2 and 6.2 miles) wide. The southwestern coast of the island is low (including the Pag Bay with the large Caska cove), and
150-463: The island became part of the Republic of Croatia . The first Croatian wind farm was constructed on Pag island, just northeast of Pag town. The 5.95 MW "Vjetroelektrana Ravna 1" wind farm is composed of seven Vestas V52 wind turbines and has operated since 2004. Throughout its history, Pag has been connected with salt production, a traditional activity that has been practiced for more than
165-638: The island was always fought over, and in the 11th and 12th centuries was divided between the communities of Rab (Arbe) and Zadar (Zara). From the 12th to 14th centuries, Pag, along with other Dalmatian islands and towns, was fiercely contested between the Republic of Venice and the Croatian-Hungarian rulers . For four centuries from the start of the 15th century, it was held by Venice, until Venice lost its independence in 1797. Austria and France then fought over Dalmatia with victory going to
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#1732764732535180-534: The island were an Illyrian tribe that came to the region in the Bronze Age ; traces of their settlement can still be seen around Pag. In the 1st century BC, the Romans took possession, and have left numerous archeological and cultural artifacts. The Croats arrived in the 7th century along with the great migration and settled in the area. The island was for some time under the rule of the Croatian kingdom . Yet
195-399: The northwestern is steep and high (including Stara Novalja Bay). Most of the island is rocky; smaller areas are covered with Mediterranean shrubs. The southeast of the island contains karst lakes Velo Blato and Malo Blato. The island's highest peak, at 349 metres (1,145 feet), is Sveti Vid ( St Vitus ). Grapes, vegetables, and fruit are grown in the valleys and fields. The northern area of
210-479: The title Pag . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pag&oldid=1244895083 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Pag (island) In
225-458: Was built by the local company Mostogradnja, designed by civil engineer Ilija Stojadinović, who also designed the nearby Šibenik Bridge . The location of the bridge near Velebit causes the bridge to endure strong gusts of wind, the bora , and during the construction the wind speed was 8 on the Beaufort scale for a period of four months. In a 2019 spring storm, the top wind speed on the bridge
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