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Ugljan is an Adriatic Sea island in the Zadar Archipelago, northwest of the island of Pašman and southeast of the islands of Rivanj and Sestrunj; area 50.21 km²; population 7.583 (length 22 km, width up to 3.8 km). Separated from the mainland by the Zadar Channel; connected with the island of Pašman by a bridge spanning over the Ždrelac Strait (...)

in the Zadar county. According to the 2001 census, there are 1,731 inhabitants, absolute majority which are Croats. (...)

Preko is a municipality in Croatia in the Zadar county. According to the 2001 census, there are 3,871 inhabitants, 87% which are Croats. Sitting in the mountains above Preko, is the castle of St Michael, once the seat of the noble Stipanov dynasty. The ruins look out across the Adriatic Sea to Italy, from where the Stipanov clan originated at the time of the Emperor Diocletian (...)