Vis

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Vis is a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea known for its unspoiled nature, historic towns, and former role as a strategic military base.

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Label Occurrences
Vis canonical 8

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Croatian island ⓘ
island ⓘ
archipelago Central Dalmatian islands ⓘ
connectedTo Split by ferry ⓘ
country Croatia ⓘ
hasAirport Vis Airport (small airfield, mostly sport and emergency use) ⓘ
hasAttraction Blue Cave on Biševo ⓘ
Green Cave on Ravnik ⓘ
Stiniva cove ⓘ
World War II sites ⓘ
military tunnels ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
hasFeature Mediterranean climate ⓘ
numerous bays and coves ⓘ
rocky coastline ⓘ
hasLargestTown Vis (town) ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland Biševo ⓘ
Palagruža ⓘ
Ravnik ⓘ
Svetac ⓘ
hasPort Vis ferry port ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Biševo island nature features ⓘ
Stiniva bay protected landscape ⓘ
hasSecondLargestTown Komiža ⓘ
hasSettlement Komiža ⓘ
Vis (town) ⓘ
hasTourismType eco-tourism ⓘ
nautical tourism ⓘ
knownFor former strategic military base ⓘ
historic towns ⓘ
unspoiled nature ⓘ
languageSpoken Croatian ⓘ
locatedIn Adriatic Sea ⓘ
Dalmatia ⓘ
partOf Split-Dalmatia County ⓘ
produces olive oil ⓘ
wine ⓘ
sea Adriatic Sea ⓘ
usedAs Yugoslav military base ⓘ
wasClosedToForeignTouristsUntil 1989 ⓘ
wasColonizedBy Ancient Greeks ⓘ
linked to: Greeks
wasKnownInAntiquityAs Issa ⓘ
wasLaterRuledBy Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ
Romans ⓘ
Venetian Republic ⓘ
linked to: Republic of Venice
wasSiteOf Battle of Lissa (1866) ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Port of Split → serves → Vis ⓘ
Southern Croatia → hasIsland → Vis ⓘ
subject linked to: southern Croatia
Split → nearbyIslands → Vis ⓘ
subject linked to: Split, Croatia