Sveti Nikola Island ( sr, Острво Свети Никола, Ostrvo Sveti Nikola; lit. "Island of

Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra, ; la, Sanctus Nicolaus (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Myra in Asia Minor (; modern-day Dem ...

") is an island in the

Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to th ...

, in the Montenegrin municipality of

Budva Budva ( cnr, Будва, or ) is a Montenegrin town on the Adriatic Sea. It has 19,218 inhabitants, and it is the centre of Budva Municipality. The coastal area around Budva, called the Budva riviera, is the center of Montenegrin tourism, kno ...

Description

Sveti Nikola island is located opposite to the town of Budva, from Budva's old town. The island is long, and it has an area of . The highest point on the island is a cliff that rises above the sea. The island is a popular excursion site in the Budva area. It has three bigger sandy beaches with a total length of , and numerous small beaches around the island, accessible only by boat.

Deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the re ...

inhabit the uncultivated part of the island. The island is called ''Školj'' by locals, which comes from Italian ''scoglio'' or from Venetian ''scogio'' meaning islet or reef.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C5%A1kolj

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