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[[File:Island of Daksa, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (26.10.2007.).jpg|thumb|right|Daksa]] |
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'''Daksa''' is a small [[island]] in the [[Croatia]]n part of the [[Adriatic Sea]]. It is |
'''Daksa''' is a small uninhabited [[island]] in the [[Croatia]]n part of the [[Adriatic Sea]]. It is situated near [[Dubrovnik]] in front of the [[Rijeka Dubrovačka]] [[ria]]. The area of the island is about {{convert|0.07|km2|abbr=on}},<ref name="Duplancic-Cala-Ujevic"> |
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| url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/9636 |
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| title=Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1 : 25 000 |
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| journal=Geoadria |
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| location=[[Zadar]] |
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| volume=9 |
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| issue=1 |
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| pages=5–32 |
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| date=June 2004 |
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| last1=Duplančić Leder |
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| first1=Tea |
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| last2=Ujević |
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| first2=Tin |
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| last3=Čala |
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| first3=Mendi |
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| doi=10.15291/geoadria.127 |
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| format=PDF |
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| accessdate=2019-12-26 |
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| doi-access=free |
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}} {{in lang|hr}}</ref> the highest point is {{convert|24|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. |
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The island was the site of |
The Daksa's [[Franciscan]] monastery was built in 1281. The island was the site of the [[Daksa massacre]] by [[Yugoslav partisans]] entering Dubrovnik in late October 1944.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dulist.hr/content/view/1292/95/|title=Udruga Daksa 1944./1945. podignula kaznenu prijavu za ratne zločine|access-date=2009-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509215833/http://www.dulist.hr/|archive-date=2012-05-09|url-status=dead}} {{in lang|hr}}</ref> Mayor of Dubrovnik [[Niko Koprivica]] was among those executed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dulist.hr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2495&Itemid=128|title=dulist|website=DuList.hr}} {{in lang|hr}}</ref> In September 2009, authorities discovered the remains of six victims in the area.<ref>[http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/71713/Default.aspx Otočić Daksa: pronađeni posmrtni ostaci], ''[[Slobodna Dalmacija]]''; accessed 12 August 2015. {{in lang|hr}}</ref> Soon after, the Daksa 1944/45 Association announced that 48 bodies had been discovered on the island.<ref>[http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/72710/Default.aspx Ratne žrtva: na Daksi je život izgubilo 49 ljudi], [[Slobodna Dalmacija]]; accessed 12 August 2015. {{in lang|hr}}</ref> |
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The president of the [[Croatian Helsinki Committee]] [[Ivo Banac]] called for an investigation into what exactly occurred during the massacre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.poskok.info/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18715:na-otoiu-daksi-kod-dubrovnika-ekshumirano-48-rtava-komunizma&catid=90:hrvatska&Itemid=2|title=Na otočiću Daksi kod Dubrovnika ekshumirano 48 žrtava komunizma|first=|last=Administrator|website=www.poskok.info}} {{in lang|hr}}</ref> Members of the [[Croatian Bishops' Conference]] visited the site in October 2009.<ref>[http://www.pobijeni.info/index.php/naslovnica/clanak/208 HRVATSKI BISKUPI POHODILI OTOK DAKSU POKRAJ DUBROVNIKA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228214105/http://www.pobijeni.info/index.php/naslovnica/clanak/208 |date=2012-02-28 }}, pobijeni.info; accessed 12 August 2015. {{in lang|hr}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Petar Perica]] |
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*[[Jakljan]] |
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==References== |
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Daksa is a small uninhabited island in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea. It is situated near Dubrovnik in front of the Rijeka Dubrovačka ria. The area of the island is about 0.07 km2 (0.027 sq mi),[1] the highest point is 24 m (79 ft) above sea level.
The Daksa's Franciscan monastery was built in 1281. The island was the site of the Daksa massacre by Yugoslav partisans entering Dubrovnik in late October 1944.[2] Mayor of Dubrovnik Niko Koprivica was among those executed.[3] In September 2009, authorities discovered the remains of six victims in the area.[4] Soon after, the Daksa 1944/45 Association announced that 48 bodies had been discovered on the island.[5]
The president of the Croatian Helsinki Committee Ivo Banac called for an investigation into what exactly occurred during the massacre.[6] Members of the Croatian Bishops' Conference visited the site in October 2009.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Duplančić Leder, Tea; Ujević, Tin; Čala, Mendi (June 2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale of 1 : 25 000" (PDF). Geoadria. 9 (1). Zadar: 5–32. doi:10.15291/geoadria.127. Retrieved 2019-12-26. (in Croatian)
- ^ "Udruga Daksa 1944./1945. podignula kaznenu prijavu za ratne zločine". Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2009-04-10. (in Croatian)
- ^ "dulist". DuList.hr. (in Croatian)
- ^ Otočić Daksa: pronađeni posmrtni ostaci, Slobodna Dalmacija; accessed 12 August 2015. (in Croatian)
- ^ Ratne žrtva: na Daksi je život izgubilo 49 ljudi, Slobodna Dalmacija; accessed 12 August 2015. (in Croatian)
- ^ Administrator. "Na otočiću Daksi kod Dubrovnika ekshumirano 48 žrtava komunizma". www.poskok.info. (in Croatian)
- ^ HRVATSKI BISKUPI POHODILI OTOK DAKSU POKRAJ DUBROVNIKA Archived 2012-02-28 at the Wayback Machine, pobijeni.info; accessed 12 August 2015. (in Croatian)
