Here's a little history on the island of Rab
The first reliable data on the oldest history we find in the old Greek writings and guides sailors. Skilaks Kariandonski (4. ct. Kr.) in their geographical writings gives us an even better knowledge about Liburnian of the islands, including Rab. Several Greek and Roman geographers mentioned Rab in his geographical writings island, which would in all probability be Rab. In these writings Rab was first mentioned under the name of Arba. Root of the name probably comes from the Illyrian liburna, the oldest inhabitants of Rab that history knows. Specifically, the position of the present town of Rab was the Illyrian-Liburnian pre roman settlement which the Illyrian Liburnians named Arba. It is difficult to determine how old is the name of Arba but there is no later than the beginning of the Iron Age when the most famous ruins of villages, since Illyrian Liburnians not built towns and fortresses. Specifically, Liburnska-Illyrian Arb means dark, gloomy, green and wooded, so the name of Arba be understood as a toponym, which had the meaning "Black Island" is probably due to the conifer forests that once on the island so much. From 1 century by Kr. mentioned in several Greek and Roman writers named Arba, Arva. In medieval Latin documents we find the name of Arbe, Arbia, Arbiana, Arbitna mostly Arbum. Slavic Croats are in the spirit of their language Arbe reversed in Rab probably already in the 7th century by Kr. ie, after the arrival of the Slavs on the island. The oldest previously known records, where we find the name of Rab Croatian Latin documents the founding of the Rab Franciscan Monastery of St.. Euphemia from the mid-15th The island of Rab in the pre-populated Illyrian Liburnians. The first mention 360th BC, and the Romans were occupied named Arba II. century BC. After the fall of the Roman empire entered a new period of uncertainty and following change. Division of the Roman Empire in the East and West, city and island of Rab fall under the Western Roman Empire. ". ....
Island Rab is kvarner island with surface of 90.8 km2, and is tenth largest Croatian Adriatic islands. With Krk and Pag in east - a series of inner Kvarner islands, which divides the mainland from the Velebit channel. They stretch out in parallel with the coast of mainland coastal direction northwest-southeast. Western or external string form the islands of Cres and Losinj, which shares the island of Rab Kvarnerić. Rab, along with smaller islands that surround it, makes Rab group of islands in which belong: Sv.Grgur and Goli in the northwest islands and narrow and long island Dolin which extends along the village Barbat. Banjol and on the south side, makes the Barbat channel. In the group of islands Rab and fall far islets Laganj, Dolfin and Trstenik. The entire area is a group of islands of Rab 115.62 km2. Rab is a municipality (as the administrative unit - up to 1992.) Belonges to and the northern part of the neighboring island of Pag - Lun Peninsula.
Rab throughout its length is not completely parallel to the mainland, but the southeastern part of the continent closer to 1.5 km. Width of the island varies from 3 to 11 km. Maximum width is between the Cape and Cape SV.KRISTOFOR Silo Lopar on the peninsula, and is close to vertical at the hamlet Perčinić in Barbat. Geographically, the island of Rab is situated between 44 ° 41 'and 44 ° 51' NW and 14 ° 40 'and 14 ° 53' EWD. By dinar correct relief structure and direction of delivery, Rab is different from the neighboring island of Cres and Losinj. If you want to know more please follow this link:
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