Stražica Lighthouse on the island of
Prvić
Prvić (pronounced ) is a small island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated in the Šibenik archipelago, about half a mile from the mainland, in the vicinity of Vodice, Croatia, Vodice. The whole island is under protection of ...
in the
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Se ...
was built in 1875 and consists of a small stone house and a tall lighthouse tower.
A crew of lightkeepers were stationed on the island until it was made fully automated in 1974. In 1993 the natural gas-powered system was replaced with solar panels and is today remotely controlled by
Plovput, the state-owned company for maritime traffic which controls the entire network of
Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...
n lighthouses. Until 1974, the lighthouse crew were the only inhabitants of Prvić,
and until the early 2000s it was believed that Prvić held the distinction of being the largest uninhabited Croatian island,
but this was refuted when new measurements published in 2004 showed that the
island of Žut is bigger by some .
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See also
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List of lighthouses in Croatia
This is a list of lighthouses in Croatia. They are located both on the mainland and on the numerous List of islands of Croatia, Croatian islands in the Adriatic. The principal lights and lighthouses of Croatia are operated and maintained by Plovp ...
Notes
Lighthouses completed in 1875
Lighthouses in Croatia
Buildings and structures in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
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